The impeachment trial in the Texas Senate to determine whether state Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed from office will begin no later than August.
Paxton, a Republican, was immediately suspended from office after the GOP-controlled Texas House on Saturday voted overwhelmingly in favor of impeaching him.
The state Senate on Monday unanimously adopted a measure calling for the trial to begin no later than Aug. 28.
Paxton is being investigated for alleged ethical and criminal violations.