Texas AG Accuses GOP House Speaker of Being Drunk on House Floor

The Texas Republican Party's internal dissent broke into the open when Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the Speaker of the Texas House, Dade Phelan, of performing his duties while drunk and called for his resignation. The move came as the House investigated Paxton's request for $3.3 million to settle a suit accusing him of corruption. The accusations against Paxton came from his own former high-ranking aides who were fired, forced out, or resigned after speaking up about the matter. The investigation into Paxton added an unusual element to the usual infighting.