attorney general ken paxton. what is behind it and what it would take to officially remove him from office is next. also, deal or no deal. key negotiators say progress is being made, but with no deal on the table yet, and lawmakers leaving washington, what is being done right now to prevent a massive default in as littles as six days. our reporters are following all of the latest developments. that extraordinary move out of texas where just yesterday a republican led house investigative committee voted to bring articles of impeachment against attorney general ken paxton. and guad venegas is joining me. tell us about the allegations and what comes next. the investigative committee decided to move forward with the 20 articles impeachment and it will go to the full chamber of the house where 149 members will vote. if they decide to move forward, paxton will be suspended, he will have to wait for the process to then go to the is that the. governor abbott would have to appoint
the house where 149 members will vote. if they decide to move forward, paxton will be suspended, he will have to wait for the process to then go to the is that the. governor abbott would have to appoint an interim attorney general. let s keep in mind the whole process is being led by republicans, the investigative committee was led by republicans and so is the house and senate. this all started back when paxton s office asked the state for $3.3 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit with four of his aides who said that they well, they accused him of bribery and also gone to state and federal authorities and were fired, they say they were improperly fired. when paxton s office went on the state to ask for the $3.3 million, the speaker of the house said he didn t want the tax fires pay that money and they began this investigation that led to the committee and now it will go to the house. the senate will have the opportunity to vote and they can either acquit him of these
we want to make sure we empower the tax fires of our state instead of a handful of big government union bosses, collective bargaining is not a right in the public sector. collective bargaining is an expensive entitlement. collective bargaining is an expensive entitlement. collective bargaining is the only institution that gives workers the right to get a fair share. you have people at the top, wall street, making billions of dollars, paying no taxes. when you don t have a voice, you re at their mercy. when workers come together, they can get a fair share and not only that, we make better products. we make more expensive products. we make things that are very very quality oriented, we make the best products out there having a voice at work gives us a fair share and makes the economy a whole lot fairer, he wouldn t understand that because scott walker is beholden to