All Texas Republicans Vote Against Removal Of McCarthy As House Speaker

US Republican Representative from California Kevin McCarthy walks from the House Chamber after he was ousted as Speaker at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2023.

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The removal of U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday comes over the objections of every Texas Republican who was present. All 23 Texas Republicans who were present voted to keep McCarthy, and all 13 Texas Democrats voted to remove him. Eight House Republicans joined all Democrats in the 216-210 vote to remove McCarthy. Two Texas Republicans were absent. McCarthy is the first House Speaker in U-S history to be removed.