Former President Trump, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and AG Ken Paxton are key players in Republican primary runoff elections, while Rep. Tony Gonzales fights for political survival.
Two of the most powerful Republicans in Texas are aiming to settle some political scores in Tuesday's GOP primary runoff elections. And a Republican congressman whose district was the scene of the horrific Uvalde school shooting in 2022 and who's bucked his party on key issues is fighting for his political life against an opponent backed by far-right members of the House.
In response, Paxton has targeted more than 30 GOP incumbent state representatives, with Phelan at the top of the list. And Paxton's most powerful ally, Trump, endorsed Covey. Three-term Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is looking for payback over the downing in the state House last year of his education plan that would have opened the spigot for taxpayer funding of private schools.
Nine GOP state House lawmakers went down to defeat in the state's March primary, with eight more forced into runoffs. All were targeted by either Abbott or Paxton, or by both the governor and the attorney general. 'It’s a power play and definitely a battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party of Texas, and Gov. Abbott wants to get legislators in there who will support his agenda,' veteran Texas-based Republican strategist Brendan Steinhauser told Fox News.
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