The US’ Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted State Attorney General Ken Paxton in an impeachment trial over corruption allegations. The impeachment trial focused on 16 articles related to the accusations that Paxton abused his office to help an Austin-based businessman, Nate Paul, who was said to have given him home renovations and an extramarital affair…

The Texas House has voted to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton on charges of soliciting and receiving bribes and defrauding investors. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 18 to 2. Earlier, Paxton was found guilty of failing to file reports with the Texas attorney general’s office on behalf of a business he…