Main Topic: Lawyers for impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seek to have most charges against him dismissed, arguing that they rely on alleged acts of corruption before his most recent election.
Key Points:
1. Paxton's attorneys argue that state law bars the removal of an official for conduct that occurred before their most recent election.
2. They claim that the impeachment charges include alleged conduct since Paxton was first elected in 2014, which voters have already heard about from his political opponents.
3. Only one of the 20 impeachment charges would not have to be dismissed under the "prior term doctrine," according to Paxton's attorney.
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