High conviction threshold and 'politics as usual' may have led to Paxton acquittal, experts say

by MICHAEL ADKISON | KEYE Staff

Mon, September 18th 2023, 11:54 PM UTC

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, sits between defense attorneys Tony Buzbee, left, and Mitch Little, right, before his impeachment trial resumes in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Sam Owens/The San Antonio Express-News via AP, Pool)

Texas state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, right, acting as a juror votes on the articles of impeachment against suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas state Rep. Andrew Murr, the Republican chair of the House committee that investigated suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, walks through the Senate Chamber during the impeachment trial for Paxton at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, sits between defense attorneys Tony Buzbee, left, and Mitch Little, right, before his impeachment trial resumes in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Sam Owens/The San Antonio Express-News via AP, Pool)

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