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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not receive his $153,750 salary during suspension [View all]
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https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/01/ken-paxton-suspension-salary/
Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s office confirmed Thursday that Attorney General Ken Paxton will not be paid his $153,750 annual salary while he is on suspension.
The state’s top lawyer was removed from office last week and is awaiting his impeachment trial before the Senate, which has not yet been scheduled.
Paxton was suspended from his duties Saturday when the Texas House voted to adopt 20 articles of impeachment ranging from accepting bribes to disregarding his official duties. The vote came two days after an investigative committee unveiled the charges. The committee had been meeting since March after Paxton asked the Legislature to approve the use of taxpayer money for a $3.3 million settlement for four former employees who were fired after accusing him of using his office to benefit a friend and political donor, real estate investor Nate Paul.
On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott named John Scott, former Texas secretary of state, as interim attorney general. Scott receives the same rate of pay as Paxton, $153,750 annually. The compensation for Texas state employees can be found in the Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer, which is updated quarterly.
The state’s top lawyer was removed from office last week and is awaiting his impeachment trial before the Senate, which has not yet been scheduled.
Paxton was suspended from his duties Saturday when the Texas House voted to adopt 20 articles of impeachment ranging from accepting bribes to disregarding his official duties. The vote came two days after an investigative committee unveiled the charges. The committee had been meeting since March after Paxton asked the Legislature to approve the use of taxpayer money for a $3.3 million settlement for four former employees who were fired after accusing him of using his office to benefit a friend and political donor, real estate investor Nate Paul.
On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott named John Scott, former Texas secretary of state, as interim attorney general. Scott receives the same rate of pay as Paxton, $153,750 annually. The compensation for Texas state employees can be found in the Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer, which is updated quarterly.
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