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As Texas gets redder, John Cornyn could face toughest primary season of his career
Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has hinted at a possible run, has more support than the four-term senator among Republicans, ...
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A Trump DOJ could bring an end to the yearslong investigation of his ally Ken Paxton
Donald Trump and the Texas attorney general have forged a friendship over the years, one that has been cemented in their ...
How Dade Phelan assesses his two terms as Texas House speaker: No regrets on top issues
The five-term lawmaker who dropped his bid for a third term as speaker says he was right to impeach Ken Paxton and not twist ...
Paxton weighs Cornyn challenge as Texas GOP rift deepens
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn (R) in what could be the next ...
Texas House bucks GOP power players, picks Dustin Burrows for speaker. How he won top spot
In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the Texas House.
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Old-Guard Republican Picked to Lead Texas House in Setback for Hard Right
The vote suggested that a period of political warfare between G.O.P. factions would continue to shape lawmaking in the state. By J. David Goodman Reporting from Austin, Texas After months of ...
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Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right
AUSTIN, Texas — A ... fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its choice for the powerful speakership amid a Republican feud accelerated by the historic impeachment of Attorney General ...
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Texas House to pick new speaker, concluding brutal proxy war. Here's how to watch it live.
In 2009, 11 Texas House Republicans gathered at a lawmaker ... divided over whether they supported the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott’s priority legislation ...