Bexar County's lone Republican Donna Campbell voted to acquit on all charges, while Roland Gutierrez was one of two Democrats to support all 16 articles.
with their party to support some articles of impeachment, but none of the articles received 21 votes. Senators voted to dismiss four other articles outright, with all but one Democrat opposing the idea.two Bexar County Democrats, Roland Gutierrez and José Menéndez, from participating due to “bias or prejudice against the accused.
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez speaks to a gathering of Bexar County Young Democrats at The Friendly Spot last month., but sided with Republicans to acquit on article four, as did a fourth state senator representing part of Bexar County, Democrat Judith Zaffirini. Zaffirini also voted to acquit on article eight. Both articles involved a “disregard of official duty.”
Menéndez said after the trial that he was “disappointed” with the outcome, and blamed “external forces” that “applied pressure to prevent jurors from voting impartially.” Menéndez didn’t specify who or what external forces, but he and Gutierrez have sought to draw attention to a pro-Paxton outside group thatwho was tasked with overseeing the impeachment process in the Senate.
“After an intense review of the evidence, an acquittal of every article of impeachment condones the morally bankrupt actions of Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr.,” Menéndez said in a statement. “Moreover, it sends a message to future whistleblowers that their bravery may not produce justice. The final chapter of this decision is not written, and it is my belief that this outcome will be known as a profound error.
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