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.

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

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

Landry: "The trial was unfair and partial. It was rigged from the start and the heist came at the end. It was not, however, the reasons that play out in the narrative of the media."

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.