officially voting to impeach state attorney general, ken paxton. under state law, he s now temporarily suspended from his duties as he now awaits a senate trial. some of the counts included bribery, obstruction of justice, dereliction of duty, and fitness for office, abuse of public trust. this follows years of legal and ethical struggles and most controversial a.g.. texans called the most of the top texas republicans have been now mont the tub lick. with us now, nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson. priscilla, this is historic. what more can you tell us? alicia, it is historic. there have been supporters of ken paxton who flooded to the gallery today to listen as this hearing took place, and as they were letting out we were able to grab mr. here. you re a supporter of ken paxton, your reaction here is that the house is willing to impeach him. i was surprised about having to i think this proceeding is illegal. we ll get a statute in 1993 that is essential
agenda for the next two years. and the case they ll be making for reelection. a critical piece of the puzzle for democrats young voters. we ll dig into what they want in 2023. the president of next gen x. plus, the gop culture wars, attacking diversity in the curriculum. professors tommy about the cost of that. and real solutions for police reform. i ll talk to a colorado long make her about what her state has done. and, if it could be a model for the nation. this is american voices. we begin with a historic moment for the president on tuesday. president biden plans to frame his state of the union address by highlighting his administration s achievements during his first two years in office. the speech may also serve as a preview of what a possible 2024 reelection bid might look like. a person close to the white house tells nbc news biden will focus on his plans to reduce prescription drug costs and upgrade the nation s aging infrastructure. once the speech is over,
going first forever. but for the coming election, i think that was a wise choice. thank you all. next, the republicans mad at joe biden. but now, we re finding out how president trump acted in similar situation. plus, the new fight for federal police reform. is colorado a model for real change? i ll talk to a state lawmaker about what colorado has done. first, to richard milley, who is standing back with a look at other news we re watching this hour. richard? julián, great to see. the state of emergency remains in effect along with the pennsylvania ohio border after a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed friday. that site, still on fire according to local officials. 1500 residents are under an evacuation order. the ntsb saying a mechanical issue may be the blame here. the faa is investigating a