PoliticsTexas Republicans Splinter as MAGA Candidates Test Party Limits

Joe Straus, a Republican who served as speaker of the Texas House for 10 years, has joined a growing chorus of GOP leaders expressing doubts about US Senate nominee Ken Paxton. With less than six weeks until Election Day, Paxton trails Democrat James Talarico in polls.

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