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May 27 • 4 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
‼️‼️‼️ Rep. Charlie Geren, a member of the House investigative committee, just said Ken Paxton called "several" Texas House members and threatened them if they voted for his impeachment. #Txlege

Live updates here: texastribune.org/2023/05/27/tex…
GEREN: “I would like to point out that several members of this House, while on the floor of this House, doing the state business received telephone calls from general Paxton personally, threatening them with political consequences in their next election." #txlege
Rep. David Spiller praises Ken Paxton's legal mind, but says he "violated" his oath. "No one person should be above the law. Least not the top law enforcement officer of the state of Texas...We should not be complicit in allowing that behavior. We should not ignore it." #txlege
Some lawmakers now pushing back, comparing Ken Paxton to Trump and saying process is rushed, lacks transparency and is politically motivated.

Rep. Tony Tinderholt compares it to "a Saturday mob out for an afternoon lynching." #txlege

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May 27
GOOD MORNING FROM AUSTIN, where the Texas House will vote at 1PM today on whether to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton. Here's a 🧵🧵of things to know ahead of the historic event, via the @TexasTribune staff. #txlege
Here is the live blog that we will be updating throughout the day, as lawmakers in the Texas House debate Paxton's alleged misconduct. Both Dems and Republicans have put out calls for supporters to show up at the Capitol. #txlege
texastribune.org/2023/05/27/tex…
Ahead of the hearing, Ken Paxton blasted the impeachment vote. He said the GOP-controlled Texas House had “contempt for the electoral process” and accused them of sabotaging his work challenging the Biden administration. via @zachdespart @PatrickSvitek
texastribune.org/2023/05/26/ken…
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May 25
#BREAKING a Texas House committee voted Thursday to recommend that Attorney General Ken Paxton be impeached and removed from office, citing a yearslong pattern of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking. w/ @James_Barragan @zachdespart @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2023/05/25/ken…
@James_Barragan @zachdespart @TexasTribune A representative for Ken Paxton argued Thursday that he can only be impeached for conduct that occurred since his most recent election, and that the House committee is thus acting illegally.
texastribune.org/2023/05/25/ken…
Follow the @TexasTribune politics team for more updates on the Ken Paxton saga:

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May 24
#BREAKING Texas lawmakers have OK'd allowing unlicensed religious chaplains to work in mental health roles in schools, despite concerns the bill is a "Trojan horse" for evangelism & will worsen the state's mental health crisis. @TexasTribune #txlege texastribune.org/2023/05/24/tex…
The bill allows Texas schools to use school safety funds to pay for unlicensed chaplains. Volunteer chaplains will also be allowed. #txlege texastribune.org/2023/05/24/tex…
Last week, we reported that a key supporter of the chaplains bill has, for decades, also led another group that touted its use of school chaplains to spread the Gospel. Bill opponents feared as much. #txlege
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May 8
#BREAKING Far-right "anti-groomer" Rep. Bryan Slaton has resigned after an investigative panel found he had sex with a 19yo staffer. Slaton allegedly gave her enough alcohol that she felt dizzy and had double vision. via @James_Barragan #txlege
texastribune.org/2023/05/08/bry…
Slaton's resignation comes amid a wave of scandals involving purportedly "anti-grooming" Republicans in Texas. Last month, Dallas-area "stop the steal" activist Ali Alexander apologized for allegedly soliciting sex + nudes from underage boys.
thedailybeast.com/inside-trumpwo…
In May, I reported that Jared Woodfill, a leader of anti-LGTBQ movements in Texas, had known for years about child sex abuse claims against his longtime law partner and Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler.
texastribune.org/2023/03/27/hou…
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May 7
Mauricio Garcia, who killed 8 people outside of Allen Premium Outlets, was reportedly wearing a "Right Wing Death Squad" patch. The phrase is popular among neo-Nazis and other extremist groups.
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Also: Seeing a lot of blowback to WaPo and WSJ saying Mauricio Garcia may have had white supremacist ties, given his race. So periodic reminder that there's a long history of POCs advancing and supporting Nazi/white supremacist goals/ideology. ImageImageImage
"Right Wing Death Squad" is also big among the Proud Boys, who are led by an Afro-Cuban guy named Enrique Tarrio.
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May 4
🧵🧵 In Texas, lawmakers and Christian nationalists are openly calling church-state separation a "myth" and blaming it for school shootings, crime and growing LGBTQ acceptance. Those beliefs could soon be codified in Texas law.
texastribune.org/2023/05/04/tex…
In Texas, Christian nationalists and church-state opponents see a model for "a restoration of faith in America."

Groups such as the First Liberty Institute - which has argued major cases to the U.S. Supreme Court - have been particularly active. #txlege
texastribune.org/2023/05/04/tex…
The pushes come after a series of consequential Supreme Court rulings, as well as a growing acceptance of Christian nationalism on the right. Recent polling found ~50% of Republicans held or sympathized with CN views. Image
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