Attorney General Ken Paxton listens as his wife Sen. Angela Paxton thanks the crowd after winning her election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at Haggard Party Barn in Plano, Texas. Angela Paxton was declared the winner for the Texas Senate District 8 seat ov...

Attorney General Ken Paxton listens as his wife Sen. Angela Paxton thanks the crowd after winning her election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at Haggard Party Barn in Plano, Texas. Angela Paxton was declared the winner for the Texas Senate District 8 seat over Democratic challenger Jonathan Cocks. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas House investigative panel took the historic step of recommending Attorney General Ken Paxton be impeached.

The attorney general is the state’s top law enforcement officer and is elected every four years. Paxton won reelection in 2022 and is currently serving his third term in office.

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