Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are spending their energy targeting centrist Republicans in the Texas House as party infighting is at a high ahead of the state’s primary Tuesday. 

Last year, the Texas House impeached Paxton on charges of corruption and abuse of office. Paxton was acquitted by the Texas Senate but sought revenge on Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan for the impeachment charges.

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