A day after Patrick announced the appointment, Marc Brown declined it, citing a campaign contribution he made to Paxton’s GOP primary opponent in 2021. Marc Brown in court in 2012, when he was a ...

AUSTIN (CBSNewsTexas.com) - The day after Lt. Governor Dan Patrick appointed former judge Marc Brown to serve as counsel during Ken Paxton's impeachment trial, Brown declined the assignment.

Patrick, who will preside over the trial, will rely on former state appeals court Judge Marc Brown for advice during the proceedings. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick presides over the Senate at the state ...