Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached from office Saturday.
Many of the Texas House members who voted to impeach him were Republicans themselves.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, a moderate Republican who later helped impeach Paxton, was vocally opposed, calling it an improper use of taxpayer dollars.
For Texas House Republicans, it was more about strategy.
This GOP-on-GOP conflict in Texas reflects a national struggle between Republicans that rarely, if ever, plays out the way it did in Texas, Jillson said.
Persons:
Ken Paxton, —, MAGA, Nate Paul —, Paxton, Paul, Cal Jillson, Jillson, Dade Phelan, Paxton —, Ken Paxton's, you've, Dan Patrick, Donald Trump, Phelan, It's, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, emasculating, Joe Biden
Organizations:
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Locations:
Texas