The GOP-controlled Texas Senate voted to acquit state attorney general Ken Paxton of corruption and bribery charges following the first impeachment trial in the Lone Star State in decades. Summary The GOP-controlled Texas Senate voted to acquit state attorney general Ken Paxton of corruption and bribery charges following the first impeachment trial in the Lone Star State in decades. Paxton’s acquittal comes three months after he was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives in an overwhelming, bipartisan vote. Texas …