“Texas Republicans have often kept Washington at arm’s length, charting an independent course even when a Republican occupies the White House,” the Dallas Morning News reports.
“President Donald Trump changed that.”
“From congressional redistricting to the administration’s tariffs, the war in Iran and aggressive deportation efforts felt by businesses, Texas Republicans are now closely tied to Trump.”


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