Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton demanded $50,000 in back pay for the nearly four months he was suspended from duty while his impeachment loomed.

For years, the powers and protections that come with being Texas’ top lawyer have helped Ken Paxton fend off ethics complains, criminal charges and an FBI investigation.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is getting closer to a verdict. Closing arguments were set for Friday as Paxton faces removal from office over accusations of corruptions and bribery.

After the Texas House speaker pushed the impeachment charges and a U.S. senator called him an "embarrassment," Ken Paxton looks to settle the score.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released a lengthy video Sunday going behind the scenes of the Ken Paxton impeachment trial.

AUSTIN (CBSNewsTexas.com) - Saturday morning Texas senators began deliberating for a second day in the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Comptroller Glenn Hegar continue to dispute whether Paxton should have been paid while his impeachment was

Attorney General Ken Paxton cannot receive back-pay for the months he was suspended from office after the Texas House impeached him, the state's top accountant said in a letter Tuesday.