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Ken Paxton Impeachment

Abbott taps John Scott, former Texas secretary of state, as interim attorney general

Scott, a former deputy attorney general, will run the agency because Ken Paxton has been suspended from office until his impeachment trial before the Texas Senate.

Texas Secretary of State John Scott at a press conference held by Gov. Greg Abbott on April 14, 2022.


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