Texas AG Ken Paxton Acquitted on 16 Impeachment Articles, He Will Immediately Return to Office

There are 12 Democrats and 19 Republicans in the Texas Senate.  The majority of the article votes were 16 to 14 in favor of acquittal. As reflected throughout the impeachment trial, the majority of the accusations came from establishment “Bush” Republicans in Texas, who hold tenuous power over the state Republican apparatus. All the Democrats in the Tex…