Senators voted largely on party lines against conviction of the attorney general, Ken Paxton, who had been impeached on charges of corruption and abuse of office.
The case, overseen by Texas House Republicans, included testimony by Ken Paxton’s top aides, who said they had seen repeated abuses of the attorney general’s office.
The state attorney general’s trial in the Senate has featured clashes between larger-than-life Texas lawyers with long histories, in court and with one another.