"Impeachment of Texas AG Ken Paxton Reveals Divisions Among Republicans"
TL;DR
The impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has exposed deep divisions within the state's Republican Party, with hard-line conservatives fighting to protect one of their own and criticizing the impeachment process as an effort to overturn the will of voters. The GOP chasm was most apparent in the fight over Paxton's future, with about 70% of House Republicans voting to impeach. The division will continue to fester as the Senate takes up Paxton's impeachment trial, with continued pro-Paxton pressure likely to come from Trump, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Republican Party Chair Matt Rinaldi.
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- Ken Paxton impeachment fight exposes deep fissures among Texas Republicans The Texas Tribune
- News Wrap: Impeached Texas AG Paxton awaits Senate trial, denies wrongdoing PBS NewsHour
- Ken Paxton impeached: Who will act as Texas attorney general? WFAA
- Editorial: Impeachment of Paxton is long overdue Austin American-Statesman
- Editorial: When Schmitt and Hawley needed a hero, Ken Paxton, alleged crook, was their man. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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