The saying that everything is bigger in Texas may now apply to a bitter intraparty brawl following Tuesday night’s primary election.
Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton separately sought revenge on incumbent Republicans they viewed as disloyal, at times working against one another in an attempt to gain control over the state’s Republican Party.
While Paxton went after Republicans in the legislature who voted to impeach him last year after accusations of abusing the power of his office, Abbott targeted lawmakers who helped kill his signature legislative priority to use public money to help families pay for private and religious schools.
In total, at least nine incumbent House Republicans targeted by either Abbott or Paxton lost their primaries
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