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Earlier this year, Mr.

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Paxton came to the legislature seeking $3.3
million in taxpayer

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money to settle a whistleblower lawsuit.

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Mr.

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Paxson would not answer any questions about
the underlying claims.

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He had successfully blocked any discovery in
the case for

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almost two years, and he refused to justify
the settlement.

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The House investigated the serious allegations
raised by the whistleblowers.

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The House uncovered egregious misconduct and
abuse of office by

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the Attorney General of the State of Texas and
voted

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overwhelmingly to prefer articles of
impeachment to the Senate.

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This is why we are here.

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The allegations in the articles reveal that
the state's top

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lawyer engaged in conduct designed to advance
the economic interests

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and legal positions of a friend and donor to
the

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detriment of innocent Texans.