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#1101
54 minutes ago, kevwun said:

That's a separate case.  The first one for securities fraud was many years ago at this point.

I’m aware, but this investigating committee that is holding a hearing today was focused on the allegations made by the whistleblowers three years ago.

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  • Chewbacca
    Chewbacca

    Here's a hint - if you vote for someone, you support them.  Whether it's Paxton, Abbott, Trump, Cruz, your vote says you support their actions.

  • She just got tired of his wandering eye

  • SydneyCarton
    SydneyCarton

    Ah, yes. The “I don’t like this guy, but voting for a a literal criminal into a position of power is better than voting for someone who fights for civil liberties. Because fuck democrats and people wh

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#1102
1 hour ago, FirstTimeCaller said:
We are constantly updating this story.So far, investigators said potentially private law enforcement information was passed to Nate Paul, who was under FBI investigation, and that AG Paxton directed staff to withhold details from law enforcement.https://t.co/v22TV1x8Ww #txlege

I've only been tuned into the committee for five minutes and holy shit... they are trying to nail him. 

Does the House have any power in this case to remove him? 

article 15 of the texas constitution says the house can impeach him and the senate can perform a trial of impeachment.

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Sec. 1. IMPEACHMENT BY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The power of impeachment shall be vested in the House of Representatives.

(Feb. 15, 1876.)

Sec. 2. TRIAL OF IMPEACHMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS BY SENATE. Impeachment of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Commissioner of the General Land Office, Comptroller and the Judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and District Court shall be tried by the Senate.

(Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 7, 1995.)

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/htm/CN.15.htm

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#1103

The Senate is full of nuts.  They can't be counted on to do anything that is right.

#1104

Fun tweet

Coke Stevenson's grandson coming out of nowhere to fuck Ken Paxton after he's gotten away with doing unlimited crimes for two decades, I mean, you can't write that. Texas is back baby!!!

 

#1105

 

Outside lawyer investigating AG Ken Paxton on behalf of House General Investigating committee says two Paxton homes have homestead exemptions. State law allows for just one. #txlege

 

#1106

 

Cammack's contract was approved by Paxton. Cammack was then given the power to nearly 40 subpoenas to help Nate Paul in his claims of tampering and criminal activity by the FBI after they searched his property."Wow!" - Chairman Andrew Murr #txlege

 

"The actions were grossly outside of the line of established norms ... the only beneficiary of the fruits of the investigation notwithstanding its lack of legal and credible basis would have been Nate Paul," says one of the investigators.

 

The House investigators go over what they say are the violations evidence show:-Gift to a public servant (misdemeanor)-Abuse of official capacity-Securities fraud (felonies)-Misuse of official information (3rd degree felony)-Retaliation and official oppression (misdemeanor)

 

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#1109
23 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

 

Outside lawyer investigating AG Ken Paxton on behalf of House General Investigating committee says two Paxton homes have homestead exemptions. State law allows for just one. #txlege

 

It took investigators 7 years to look up "Paxton" on the CAD site to see if those two addresses had homestead exemptions attached to them?  Wow, the state of swift and efficient government is breathtakingly fast. 

7 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Is it too much to dream that Paxton and Nate Paul will end up in adjacent cells in Huntsville?

It is too much.  But take solace---Ken's a little too high profile so he probably ends up in jail while Nate ends up in a shallow grave outside Reynosa.

#1110
Today, I referred this to the House General Investigating and Ethics Committee. https://t.co/znDm9Dty65

Haha. This dude is (should be but you never know with Texas GQP) fucked!

#1111

To be fair to Dade, he was just playing the Ken Paxton drinking game.  Every time Ken gets indicted, you have to chug a double shot of Jager.  It gets ugly in a hurry.

#1113
Impeachment of Paxton& Senate trial near certainty after exhaustive testimony. Would not be delayed by sine die. House & Senate can call themselves back in if Governor does not.Does Paxton leave gracefully?Speculation already turns to new AG to be appointed by @GregAbbott_TX

 

#1115
18 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

How did Paxton manage to piss off the Texas lege enough to get here?


you have to always keep an eye on things 

#1116
23 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

How did Paxton manage to piss off the Texas lege enough to get here?

And seemingly overnight.  He's been a crooked piece of shit for many years.  Why now?

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#1117

He fucked with Phelan and Abbott needs Phelan to get some semblance of a voucher program through.  Plus the hammer's about to come down on Nate Paul, even more than before.  And Nate will sell out Paxton to the Feds, who I don't know if y'all have noticed as of late, have taken off the fucking kids gloves when it comes to leaving elected officials alone for criminal investigations.  I think the House will sufficiently fuck with Paxton.  I doubt the Senate will do much since Dan Patrick has the ethical fortitude of a carnival barker on acid.  

But you'll know Paxton is fucked if Abbott backs away from him.  I'm guessing George P.'s sudden re-engagement back into politics this month is no coincidence.  

Were I Ken Paxton and suddenly removed from office 3.5 years ahead of schedule, I'd start sleeping with one eye open towards the South.  

#1119
12 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Paxton has no friends in Austin 

Abbot’s replacement will be a true dumbass. I’m calling it now 

Sydney Powell step right up 

#1120
37 minutes ago, bluto said:

Sydney Powell step right up 


It’ll be a maga stooge that’s more controllable. Look for a ton of investigations into Harris county  

#1122
6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Abbot’s replacement will be a true dumbass. I’m calling it now 

Seems like a good gig for Fitlump. Get her acclimated to statewide office before she steps into the governor's role. I mean sure, she doesn't have a law degree, but she also didn't know a football from a double headed dildo, and that didn't stop her from legendary gridiron success

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#1123

I think George Santos is licensed to practice in Texas and will soon be looking for a new gig.

#1124

"Every allegation is easily disproved, and I look forward to continuing my fight for conservative Texas values," Paxton wrote.

Why is the Attorney general fighting for "values?"  Shouldn't the attorney general be prosecuting criminals per state law, without regard to their politics?  And what does it even mean to fight for values, other than fighting to impose your values on me?

 

#1125
1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

Paxton has no friends in Austin 

Abbot’s replacement will be a true dumbass. I’m calling it now 

 

1 hour ago, bluto said:

Sydney Powell step right up 

 

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:


It’ll be a maga stooge that’s more controllable. Look for a ton of investigations into Harris county  

Solid trio of back-to-back-to-back pure truth.

Our next AG will be unspeakably bad.  Because MAGA GQP, and Abbott appointing.

#1126
17 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

 

 

Solid trio of back-to-back-to-back pure truth.

Our next AG will be unspeakably bad.  Because MAGA GQP, and Abbott appointing.

"Can't get any worse"

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#1127
4 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Is it too much to dream that Paxton and Nate Paul will end up in adjacent cells in Huntsville?

Nate Paul will end up dead or in a federal witness protection program.  From what I’m reading, Republicans have decided they are done with Paxton, and it was long before this week,

#1129

Who does those two crazy billionaires want as AG ?  And how much will it cost them ?

 

SJL is more than qualified for the position 

#1130

They could have just as easily thrown him under the bus before the election though?  George P., a reliable Republican would have won easily, the party wouldn't be tarnished by Paxton's shit, Nate Paul would be in a ditch in Nuevo Progresso.  I guess they had to cow-tow to Trump because he endorsed Ken?  

This will be a post-session distraction that Abbott doesn't need though.  And Ken's a fucking talker.  He's gonna throw some shit at some people on his way into the cage, believe me.  

This 100% explains why Aaron Reitz, his top ADA left in a fucking hurry last month citing specifically "I think Ted Cruz has more of an ethical compass than the current AG."  With a straight face.  So you know shit's fucked up when Ted is your true North.  

This might get good after all.  

#1131
36 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

This will be a post-session distraction that Abbott doesn't need though.  And Ken's a fucking talker.  He's gonna throw some shit at some people on his way into the cage, believe me.  

Oh yeah, I expect he will try to fuck with Abbott, Patrick, Phelan, etc. on his way out.  He throws down that little challenge at Phelan yesterday and then all of this shit busts wide open.  He's going to be fucking pissed that they dare mess with the Attorney General of the State of Texas, but also really fucking scared.

#1133

Fine, but how will we know when he gets there for the confirmation hearings if we never see him Koming?  

#1134
Emblematic: The dumpster at the Texas Attorney General's office is on fire #txlege

 

#1135

Calling my shot: house impeaches, Patrick tells Paxton he’ll have the Senate convict, Paxton resigns, Abbot appoints Patrick’s goober son to AG in exchange for not putting Paxton on trial. 

#1136
2 hours ago, YGIFS said:

They could have just as easily thrown him under the bus before the election though?  George P., a reliable Republican would have won easily, the party wouldn't be tarnished by Paxton's shit, Nate Paul would be in a ditch in Nuevo Progresso.  I guess they had to cow-tow to Trump because he endorsed Ken?  

This will be a post-session distraction that Abbott doesn't need though.  And Ken's a fucking talker.  He's gonna throw some shit at some people on his way into the cage, believe me.  

This 100% explains why Aaron Reitz, his top ADA left in a fucking hurry last month citing specifically "I think Ted Cruz has more of an ethical compass than the current AG."  With a straight face.  So you know shit's fucked up when Ted is your true North.  

This might get good after all.  

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#1138
42 minutes ago, HenryJames said:
Emblematic: The dumpster at the Texas Attorney General's office is on fire #txlege

 

Lots of paper, maybe some documents on fire in the dumpster outside the Texas Attorney General's office #txlege

 

#1141
7 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

 

 

Solid trio of back-to-back-to-back pure truth.

Our next AG will be unspeakably bad.  Because MAGA GQP, and Abbott appointing.

 

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#1143
57 minutes ago, CTC2 said:

 

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Gomert is getting fat on that DC teat, he wouldn't come back to Austin to slum it up in state government.

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#1145

the only thing "liberal" about Dade Phelan is his definition of how much constitutes a "1.5oz shot of bourbon"

#1146

So I've always halfway paid attention to Texas politics in that I read the headlines. This year, due to Uvalde, I've been much more engaged. Follow a lot of Twitter feeds, listen to Braddock's podcast, went to the Capitol to see it with my own eyes...

I know it's always been a circus, but this year goes above and beyond right? Like it's similar to having the USC Rose Bowl be the first football game you really sit down and watch?

#1147
8 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

So I've always halfway paid attention to Texas politics in that I read the headlines. This year, due to Uvalde, I've been much more engaged. Follow a lot of Twitter feeds, listen to Braddock's podcast, went to the Capitol to see it with my own eyes...

I know it's always been a circus, but this year goes above and beyond right? Like it's similar to having the USC Rose Bowl be the first football game you really sit down and watch?

It's like everything else in America; the clownshow and rancor and drama for clicks and attention has been ratcheted up to 12. So yes. 

#1148

Can't wait for Texas Monthly's Bum Steer awards this year.  So many self-owns by the Rs that it will be hard to pick a winner.

-Royse City's Bryan Slaton (christofascist supreme) liquors up his 19-year-old staffer, commits adultery by putting his tiny, old wiener in her and then gets expelled mid-session

-multiple R members of the Texas house (including the speaker) take the microphone during session to drunkenly slur their debate of bills

-days before the end of the session, Rs appear to launch a coordinated effort to force Angela Paxton's adulterous husband to fight for his political life to hold onto the AG position

[insert Animal House "oh boy, is this great!" gif]

#1149
19 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

 

 

Solid trio of back-to-back-to-back pure truth.

Our next AG will be unspeakably bad.  Because MAGA GQP, and Abbott appointing.

Austin real estate investor Nate Paul avoids jail sentence - Austin  Business Journal

#1150

And to think we could have had Joe Jaworski!
 

Behold the dysfunction in Texas’s political leadership. All statewide officers are Republicans; the least we can expect is respectful collaboration. But then comes Paxton, the guru of ethics and sober behavior: “I hope [he] will get the help he needs”. Oof. We pay taxes for this? https://t.co/igKPWun6ua

 

 

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