Texans are getting a double dose of misery over the next six weeks: the daily drumbeat of the summer heat and nonsense stemming from the impeachment case against Attorney General Ken Paxton.
No one can do much about the weather, but our leaders owe us a lot better than the sniping that’s preceding Paxton’s Sept. 5 trial in the Senate. For starters, the suspended attorney general’s legal team is seeking to remove three duly elected Democratic senators from the “jury” that will decide if Paxton can return to office, arguing that past statements prove they cannot be impartial.
Worse, though, is Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick–the “judge” in this proceeding –reporting $1 million in campaign contributions and $2 million in loans from a West Texas political group that has made defending Paxton a priority.
