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Ken Paxton Impeachment Highlights Divisions Among Texas Republicans

May 31, 2023
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The impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has highlighted the divisions among members of the Republican Party of Texas. The Republican-controlled House on May 27 voted to impeach Paxton, sending 20 articles of impeachment to the state Senate. The House needed a simple majority of its 149 members to move forward with the impeachment,…

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ANALYSIS: Ken Paxton Impeachment Highlights Divisions Among Texas Republicans

May 31, 2023
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The impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has highlighted the divisions among members of the Republican Party of Texas. The Republican-controlled House on May 27 voted to impeach Paxton, sending 20 articles of impeachment to the state Senate. The House needed a simple majority of its 149 members to move forward with the impeachment,…

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Election, Voting Bills Top the Agenda for Texas’ 88th Legislative Session

January 11, 2023
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Many Texas state lawmakers have spent the last couple of months pre-filing and refiling bills ahead of the state’s 88th regular legislative session, which convened on Tuesday. More than 70 pre-filed bills are related to voting and election laws. Republicans aim to pass legislation to create county-level forensic audit processes, appoint election marshals, record ballot…

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House Republican Predicts GOP Will Take ‘At Least 40 Seats’ in November

April 25, 2022
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The GOP will get at least 40 seats in the upcoming November midterm elections due to President Joe Biden’s unpopularity, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said in an interview with Fox News. The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is “very confident” about the party’s prospects in the election, McCaul said on April 24….

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