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Three months after being suspended from his duties as the state鈥檚 top prosecutor, the Texas Senate will begin what could be a weeks-long hearing to decide whether Paxton will be permanently removed from office.

'Our systems in Texas are broken,' he said in an interview with TPR, 'and they're broken because of people like Ted Cruz.'

Ken Paxton was impeached by the Texas House in late May and his fate now rests in the hands of the state Senate. The three-term attorney general is currently suspended and accused of multiple counts of misuse of office and other infractions.

The bill no longer targets drag performers, but LGBTQ advocates say the legislation鈥檚 vague language could still be used to criminalize such shows.

The proposal follows a trend seen in other states with Republican-led legislatures, like Florida.

Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, slammed the measures, saying 鈥渢hey can talk about drag shows and they can talk about nonsense. But at the end of the day, we are not protecting our most precious asset 鈥� and that is our children.鈥�

The Senate Finance Committee鈥檚 proposals won鈥檛 be voted on and sent to the full chamber until April.

Currently, state employees who have a baby are not granted paid parental leave. Instead, the worker must use accumulated vacation or sick time. They can also take unpaid time off under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

Speaking to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, the Texas Republican said he would seek reelection, but he also did not rule out running for president.

Throughout the race, Cornyn maintained single-digit polling leads against Democratic opponent MJ Hegar 鈥� some smaller than others 鈥� though she benefited in recent weeks from fundraising momentum and a late outside spending surge, making for a less certain homestretch.

The senator also addressed stalled coronavirus relief talks.

In recent years, Texas has been home to several high-profile mass shootings and increased gun violence. But for some reason, no one's talking about guns on the campaign trail. We take a look at the issue through the lens of the 2020 Senate Race in Texas.