AUSTIN (Nexstar) — One year ago from Monday, the Texas Senate acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton of all charges accusing him of corruption, bribery, and abuse of office in Texas’ second-ever impeachment of a statewide official. The historic trial attracted national intrigue to an already-salacious Texas Capitol, but its dramatic conclusion was just one chapter in an ongoing political saga, rather than the end. The political rifts triggered an earthquake still yet to settle.
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“The trial was an initiating event for things that were latent that finally got a chance to come to the surface,” House District 65 Republican nominee Mitch Little told Nexstar.
Little gained notoriety as one of Paxton’s defense attorneys during the trial, springing him to victory in the Republican primary in his North Texas House district. He beat a Republican who voted to impeach Paxton, and for that reason. Barring a significant electoral shift, he will be in the House as an outspoken reformer come January.