Editor's Note: U.S. Rep. Chip Roy doesn't represent those living in the San Marcos city limits or areas east of I-35; however, his district includes most of the area in Hays County beyond the San Marcos city limits.
WASHINGTON — For many of his fellow House Republicans, Chip Roy is so conservative that he demands a level of ideological purity from his colleagues that routinely threatens to stall his party’s agenda — like this week when he toyed with ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson over a government funding deal.
At the same time, the Austin congressman is being attacked by the MAGA world, cast as a RINO, or Republican in Name Only, for his outspoken criticism of former President Donald Trump and refusal to accept his false claims of a stolen election.
