Texas Republicans are continuing to fight one another as Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Attorney General Ken Paxton look to move the party further to the right. 

Republican Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan has a deep political history of advocating and passing GOP-led bills, but his impeachment of Paxton (on accusations of bribery, dereliction of duty, and disregard of official duty) has angered the attorney general’s allies, including former President Donald Trump. Now Phelan is facing a primary challenger ahead of a runoff election on May 28. 

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