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Even the Scandals are Bigger in Texas

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The GOP on Republican Fights

A video went viral of Texas House Speaker Dade Faylen slurring his words in a state of possible intoxication while presiding over the state legislature. In a rare move, A.G. Paxton, also a Republican, called for Faylen to resign over the incident. But then, hours later, Faylen's office fired back that Paxton had only called for FayLen's resignation in retaliation. Just because there was an investigation by the House into Attorney General Ken Paxton's conduct, that investigation had been revealed only hours before. It seems that the drunkDade Faylen video was being passed around by supporters of Brian Slaton, another Republican who had a bone to pick with Fay

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