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Removed false and defamatory material in violation of Wikipedia policies.

Removed entire introductory section making false, partisan claims about alleged acts of "insurrection." This false and defamatory material violates Wikipedia NPOV and Biographies of Living Persons policies.

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Removed false and defamatory partisan claims related to alleged acts of "bribery." This false and defamatory material violates Wikipedia NPOV and Biographies of Living Persons policies.

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(talk), (talk), IP Users have been regularly scrubbing well-sourced text from this article, sometimes briefly, i.e., removing the word "false" from "false claims of election fraud," and disguising their edits by claiming in an edit summary, i.e., that they had just corrected a typo. I'm not sure how one gets an administrator to restrict edits at this (or any) article to autoconfirmed Users. Could either of you help? Thanks. Activist (talk) 18:48, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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How to declare his current job?

Listed as suspended, not removed. starship .paint (exalt) 03:12, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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My understanding is that despite the impeachment, Paxton is still attorney general. He is just suspended pending the outcome of the trial in the Texas senate. I'm not sure it is best to list his time as attorney general as "until May 2023." I'm open to differing opinions. Esolo5002 (talk) 22:04, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I feel like we should mention that he has been suspended in the main article too. Death Editor 2 (talk) 22:24, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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impeachment paragraph in lead

I prefer the previous version because it showed the stunning speed with which this unfolded that surprised nearly everyone. They really wanted him gone right now. soibangla (talk) 03:57, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So is he no longer Attorney General, unless the Senate acquits and he is restored? 331dot (talk) 08:01, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- @Soibangla: - hope your concerns will be assauged with this. [1] 331dot - he is still AG but suspended. For what's next, read [2]. starship .paint (exalt) 14:05, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - Starship.paint, I don't see how 331dot's response, or yours, addresses my comment. The committee vote was a bolt from the blue, hours later on the same day articles were presented, a day later Paxton is impeached. That breathtaking speed alone is lead-notable to my thinking. The current lead doesn't even hint at how sudden and stunning this was. soibangla (talk) 14:21, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    - @Soibangla: - Tuesday the investigation is revealed, Thursday the articles were presented, Saturday he is impeached. But if that is what you want to stress, then how about this? [3] starship .paint (exalt) 14:33, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
      - no one thought the investigation would lead to impeachment, the vote was Thurs dinnertime, articles came later that evening, they skip a day and impeach the next day. Wow! soibangla (talk) 14:48, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
        My only question here was about his status, as the article suggests he is no longer AG, which is different from being suspended(though I know little about the Texas impeachment process). 331dot (talk) 15:11, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
        @331dot: - I've tried to fix the lede accordingly. [4] starship .paint (exalt) 15:21, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
        well, I still prefer how the previous version laid it out chronologically, with the rapid pace shown, but oh well, that's all I got here. soibangla (talk) 15:29, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Should there be a seperate article about the impeachment trial itself, given the signficance it has in the political landscape beyond the biography of Paxton personally? AddInfinty (talk) 01:04, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe that can wait until there is a trial in August. Anon a mouse Lee (talk) 16:39, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's a great idea to start this now, something like, The impeachment of Ken Paxton which would be about the lead-up to the trial, as well as then the trial. Novellasyes (talk) 16:49, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did the page exist for the Trump Impeachment prior to the Trial? If so then the same should apply to Paxton IMO. AddInfinty (talk) 22:29, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There are multiple articles (7) about the Impeachment of Donald Trump, including one called the Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump which was started in September 2019, which was about four months before the first Trump impeachment trial, which took place in January 2020. The impeachment trial article was started in December 2019, a month before the trial started. Novellasyes (talk) 14:14, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and with the Date set for September 5th, that means the article should be up in early August for a similar timeline. AddInfinty (talk) 01:11, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's WP:TOOSOON to consider splitting the article. I'd prefer to wait for the trial to start. Carguychris (talk) 23:04, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]