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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, sits between defense attorneys Tony Buzbee, left, and Mitch Little, right, before his impeachment trial resumes in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Sam Owens/The San Antonio Express-News via AP, Pool)

Texas AG Ken Paxton attacks rivals, doesn’t rule out U.S. Senate run now that he’s acquitted

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, stands between his attorneys Tony Buzbee, front, and Dan Cogdell, rear, as the articles of his impeachment are read during the his impeachment trial in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

How an extramarital affair factors into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, stands with his attorney Tony Buzbee, right, before his impeachment trial in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

What to know about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial so far, and what’s ahead

By Jim Vertuno and Jake Bleiberg - Associated Press

Witness Jeff Mateer answered questions during the impeachment trial for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s affair explains his illegal acts, former aide testifies at impeachment trial

By Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Senate is set to gavel in Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, for the impeachment trial of Paxton, a formal airing of corruption allegations that could lead Republican lawmakers to oust one of their own as lead lawyer for America's largest red state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to begin in the Texas Senate

By Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Investigators leading the impeachment of Paxton have released nearly 4,000 pages of documents that reveal in new detail how the embattled Republican allegedly used multiple cellphones, aliases on ride-sharing apps to conceal an affair and pressured top aides to help a donor who is now facing criminal charges. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers say

By Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Paxton, awaiting the start of a separate impeachment trial, is set to appear in a Houston courtroom Thursday, Aug. 3, to discuss his nearly decade-long delayed trial on securities fraud charges. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to appear in Houston court hearing for his securities fraud trial

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, wife of impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton, sits in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Monday, May 29, 2023. The historic impeachment of Paxton is plunging Republicans into a bruising fight over whether to banish one of their own in America's biggest red state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas Sen. Angela Paxton barred from voting in husband Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

By Jim Vertuno and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, wife of impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton, sits in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Monday, May 29, 2023. The historic impeachment of Paxton is plunging Republicans into a bruising fight over whether to banish one of their own in America's biggest red state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Juror and spouse: Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton could vote in trial on husband’s impeachment

By Jim Vertuno and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, wife of impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton, sits in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Monday, May 29, 2023. The historic impeachment of Paxton is plunging Republicans into a bruising fight over whether to banish one of their own in America's biggest red state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Ken Paxton impeachment trial jury could include his wife

By Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A Texas judge has thrown out a lawsuit that the state bar brought seeking to discipline the top deputy to Paxton over the Republican's failed effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud. A similar case against Paxton remains pending in another court. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Process server says Texas AG Ken Paxton fled home to avoid subpoena

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in Washington. Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales. The CEOs of both companies were aware of the deal and signed off on it, the complaint alleges. The original redacted lawsuit, filed in December 2021, accused Google of anti-competitive conduct and teaming up with the social networking giant. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Texas AG Ken Paxton refuses to hand over Jan. 6 records

Associated Press

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally" in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A district attorney says Paxton violated the state's open records laws by withholding or failing to retain his communications relating to his appearance at a pro-Trump rally that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Prosecutor: Texas attorney general violated open records law

Associated Press

Texas AG, news media tussle over Capitol riot records

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 28, 2020, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence at Love Field in Dallas. Paxton had an extramarital affair with a woman whom he later recommended for a job with the wealthy donor now at the center of criminal allegations against him, according to two people who said Paxton told them about the relationship. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

AP sources: Texas AG’s affair tied to criminal allegations

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2017, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, arrives at the Collin County Courthouse with his wife Angela in McKinney, Texas. The wife of Texas Attorney General says a bill she filed that would change state securities law &quot;literally has nothing to do&quot; with her husband's criminal case on charges of defrauding investors. Republican state Sen. Angela Paxton, who was elected in November, said Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, that she didn't consult with her husband on the bill, which calls for the attorney general's office to create a framework that would let entrepreneurs test some financial products and services without a license. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)

Texas senator defends bill empowering husband’s office

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press