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investigation and lawsuit. did you just state, i want to be very clear, that the attorney general for the state of texas said he did not want to use his office to help law enforcement that is exactly what was relayed to us. reporter: paxton, a controversial figure, elected texas attorney general three times, is accusing the house of trying to overthrow the will of the people they have denied me the opportunity to present the evidence which contradicts their politically motivated narrative. reporter: the case fracturing the republican party both donald trump and senator ted cruz posting on social media in support of paxton today, while state gop lawmakers have led the way on impeachment efforts. priscilla joins me now from austin. priscilla, what happens next reporter: well, jose, ken paxton has just released a statement calling this impeachment irresponsible, unfounded and illegal. as for what comes next, his fate now lies in the hands of the state senate comprised of 19
after a deal is made reporter: jose, every passing hour without a deal impacts the rest of this process. once one is made it could take days to draft in order for lawmakers to start a roughly three-day review period. it then has to pass in the house and senate before the president can sign it into law all of this has to happen within the next nine days, jose. allie raffa at the white house, thank you. tonight in the texas capitol we are following late-breaking news just moments ago an overwhelming vote to impeach texas attorney general ken paxton priscilla thompson has late-breaking details. there are 121 ayes and 23 nays. the resolution is adopted. reporter: republican-controlled statehouse of texa filed impeachment against attorney general ken paxton. he put the interest of himself over the citizens of the state of texas. reporter: paxton, a
democrats. among those deciding his future, ken paxton s wife. jose priscilla thompson in austin, thank you. in wyoming, a tornado touched down very recently. it happened in laramie peak no damage has been reported so far. a severe thunderstorm watch is still in effect until 9:00 p.m. mountain time impacting 2 million people from montana to west texas overseas, ukraine is gearing up for a new offensive against russia just days after a fresh wave of attacks on kyiv. our molly hunter is there on the ground amid a new call to arms reporter: tonight as this nation appears on the brink of a counteroffensive, the ukrainian army releasing a slick new recruitment video, featuring latest nato acquisitions, the u.s.-made patriot air defense system and a call to arms posted by ukraine s top general titled now is the