Supporters travel from across Texas

Austin American-Statesman

Jacenta and Kyle Sims of McKinney, Texas join other supporters of Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. as they wait in line to enter the gallery of the Senate on Tuesday, morning Sept. 5, 2023.

Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, bows her head in prayer at the beginning of the first day of her husband’s Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial in the Texas Senate chambers at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The Texas House, including a majority of its GOP members, voted to impeach Paxton for alleged corruption in May. (Juan Figueroa/Pool via The Dallas Morning News)

Kyle Sims of McKinney, Texas makes his way into line with other supporters of Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. as they wait to enter the gallery of the Senate on Tuesday, morning Sept. 5, 2023.

Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman

Ken Paxton gives his wife Angela a kiss before the start of his impeachment trial Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in the Texas Senate at the Capitol in Austin. The trial will determine if the suspended Attorney General will be removed from office.

Jay Janner/American-Statesman

A supporter of Ken Paxton wears a shirt that says, “sham impeachment of Ken Paxton” in the gallery before the start of Paxton’s impeachment trial Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in the Texas Senate at the Capitol in Austin. The trial will determine if the suspended Attorney General will be removed from office.

Jay Janner/American-Statesman

Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, bows her head in prayer at the beginning of the first day of her husband’s Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial in the Texas Senate chambers at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The Texas House, including a majority of its GOP members, voted to impeach Paxton for alleged corruption in May. (Juan Figueroa/Pool via The Dallas Morning News)

Juan Figueroa/Pool Via Dallas Morning News

Supporters of Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. wait in line to enter the gallery of the Senate on Tuesday, morning Sept. 5, 2023.

Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman

Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, walks into the Senate chamber on the first day of her husband’s Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023.The Texas House, including a majority of its GOP members, voted to impeach Paxton for alleged corruption in May. (Juan Figueroa/Pool via The Dallas Morning News)

Juan Figueroa/Pool Via Dallas Morning News

Jane Anne Sellars of Frisco, Texas stand with other supporters of Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. as they wait in line to enter the gallery of the Senate on Tuesday, morning Sept. 5, 2023.

Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman

Angela Paxton waves to people in the gallery from the Senate floor before the start of her husband, Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at the Capitol in Austin. The trial will determine if the suspended Attorney General will be removed from office.

Jay Janner/American-Statesman

A supporter of Ken Paxton wears a shirt that says, “sham impeachment of Ken Paxton” while entering the gallery before the start of Paxton’s impeachment trial Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in the Texas Senate at the Capitol in Austin. The trial will determine if the suspended Attorney General will be removed from office.

Jay Janner/American-Statesman