Texas AG's Securities Fraud Trial Moved to Houston; Faces Calls for Removal and Prison Time
- Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial from 2015 will now take place in Houston instead of his hometown near Dallas.
- Paxton faces removal from office following his impeachment by the Texas House of Representatives in May.
- Paxton also faces a trial in the Texas Senate which is set to begin no later than August.
- If convicted of securities fraud charges, Paxton faces up to 99 years in prison.
- Paxton's attorney called the court's decision to move the trial to Houston a "loser" for prosecutors.