Republican voters in several Florida counties head to the polls on Tuesday, where they will select GOP nominees to fill seats that were held by former Reps. Michael Waltz and Matt Gaetz.

Monday’s battle over the immigration issues was a stark departure from the GOP’s unity that’s been the hallmark of DeSantis’ relationship with the Legislature over the past six years and presented a show of strength by new House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, and new Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula.

After six years of being stomped on by Gov. Ron DeSantis, his fellow Republicans in the Legislature finally stood up to him on Monday.

Young immigrants called on Florida Republican lawmaker to not repeal a decade-old law that has allowed thousands of undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates for higher education in state colleges and universities.

This was the first time the Republican-controlled legislature denied a Republican governor a special session since the GOP took control in the 1990s.

State lawmakers are meeting Monday in Tallahassee for a special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month.

A plan by Gov. Ron DeSantis to blunt citizen-backed ballot proposals was among issues shelved by the Legislature’s Republican leaders.

The Florida Legislature is set to vote on a bill to make state Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson the new Chief Immigration Officer.

The House and Senate started and quickly ended a special legislative session that DeSantis called and then immediately opened their own special session.

Emotions are clearly raw. And with the two-month legislative session set to begin March 4, hard feelings are likely to endure.

President Donald Trump’s push to quickly overhaul the nation’s immigration system is at the center of a civil war between Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans.