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Paxton spoke in front of a crowd of hundreds of people at the Tarrant County Republican Party headquarters in Fort Worth and was joined by fellow conservative lawmakers from the area like Rep.

If the GOP's beliefs fell so quickly under Trump, maybe it was political expediency that was propping them up all along.

Dustin Burrows as House speaker. Texas GOP Chairman Abraham George addresses the crowd during a rally at the Tarrant County Republican Party Headquarters in Fort Worth on Monday, Jan. 6 ...