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Is Donald Trump channeling David Koresh?
Disgraced former President Donald Trump and his nascent campaign to reclaim the office he lost to President Joe Biden in 2020 made a series of announcements over the past several days that have raised eyebrows for decidedly different, but equally disturbing, reasons....
Dan Patrick Can’t math
Last week, the Signal reported on comments recently made by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick to a gathering of business community types in which the Lite Guv talked about his desire to pass a “parental rights” bill in Texas before bizarrely claiming that he would also...
Texit Signs
Yesterday morning, we published a column about Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s calls for a “national divorce,” that touched on the long and strange political history of secession in Texas. Even we were shocked by what happened next. State Rep. Bryan...
Musings: Stay Together For The Kids
This past President’s Day, firebrand Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene assertively raised eyebrows across the country when she publicly called for a “national divorce,” invoking the language of segregationists while suggesting we would all be better off if...
Who Can Beat Ted Cruz?
Senator Ted Cruz, who watched his presidential ambitions crushed under a Trump-shaped tidal wave in 2016, has announced that he’ll seek a third term in the United States Senate in 2024, potentially giving national Democrats fresh hope at a pickup opportunity in what...
Musings: ambition kills
Welcome back to Musings. We've missed you, dear readers. It’s long been said that the United States Senate is populated with people who steadfastly believe they will one day be President of the United States. No one exemplifies that axiom better than Texas Senator...
Texas Republicans finish their gerrymander, adjourn special session
Last night, Texas Republicans passed the final piece of their legislative gerrymander and approved a slightly modified version of their original proposal for the state’s new congressional map. Using their party-line power, Texas Republicans aggressively gerrymandered...
Musings: Failure to Launch
Enigmatic actor and self-described “poet-philosopher” Matthew McConaughey did a fresh round of press last week, and while the talented thespian has assertively kept the door ajar on a potential bid for Governor of Texas, he has also assertively kept afloat the most...
Redistricting Update
In part three of this series originally published exclusively for our Patreon members, we bring you a quick update on the latest with redistricting. You can support our work by joining our Patreon today. Now that they’ve released the maps they hope will rule Texas...