Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are spending their energy targeting centrist Republicans in the Texas House as party infighting is at a high ahead of the state’s primary Tuesday.
Last year, the Texas House impeached Paxton on charges of corruption and abuse of office. Paxton was acquitted by the Texas Senate but sought revenge on Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan for the impeachment charges.
“It’s uniformly the most painful election we’ve experienced,” Phelan said.
Paxton has been campaigning for Phelan’s opponent, David Covey.
“We have to protect Texas, and it’s guys like David Covey that are gonna go down there and undo what the speaker has done,” Paxton said. The fight between Paxton and Phelan has also created a rift between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Phelan. Patrick is supporting Covey in the primary.
Phelan’s opponents said he hasn’t done
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