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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
James Barragán

Ken Paxton impeachment fight exposes deep fissures among Texas Republicans

From left: State Reps. Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands, Eddie Morales, Jr., D-Eagle Pass, and Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, wait as Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, speaks at the back mike as the impeachment proceedings against Ken Paxton are debated on May 27, 2023.
From left: State Reps. Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands, Eddie Morales Jr., D-Eagle Pass, and Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, wait as Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, speaks at Ken Paxton’s impeachment proceeding on May 27, 2023. Canales and Morales voted for impeachment; Toth and Tinderholt voted against it. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune)

The impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton exposed long-simmering and bitter divisions within the Texas Republican Party — infighting that has hindered the ability to unite behind a single vision for the state’s future despite a generation of political dominance.

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