Nah, he's making what is referred to as an "opine." His "I believe" is his out - a pilpul. You've seen it here, all the time. Remember, Phelan is a "Catholic," but votes lock step with Craig Goldman, Texas' token Jew, on the regular. Goldman is out of Dallas and is Rep for the same area that just joined our fight against the TEA. He also has ties to Weingarten. Texas Anons have been digging on him for a while.
Make no mistake, though. There's blood in the water now and Paxton is a megalodon. Our state House may collapse, 'cos every rep that voted to impeach Paxton is going to have to explain why they did it, when there was no evidence. What exactly were they looking at, when they made their vote?