Paxton Seeks Political Payback After Beating Impeachment, Targeting Texas GOP Leadership
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment and now seeks revenge by trying to oust dozens of Republican officials, including the powerful House Speaker.
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Paxton is targeting over 30 GOP incumbents who drew primary challengers, plus 3 female judges he wants removed from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Paxton's biggest target is House Speaker Dade Phelan, who oversaw Paxton's impeachment vote last year on corruption charges.
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Even if most challengers lose, knocking out the House Speaker would be a "political earthquake" that reshapes the Texas GOP.
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Paxton also aims to remove 2 long-serving Court of Criminal Appeals judges involved in limiting his office's power to prosecute voter fraud cases without district attorneys' permission.