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Pro-Trump media company ramping up in Texas ahead of 2020
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the conservative news outlet that operates in multiple states, is staffing up in Texas ahead of 2020, according to ...Hell hasn’t frozen over because of Texas’ pot-friendly mistake
This year, more than 60 marijuana-related bills were filed in the Texas Legislature. Most, like newly-born tadpoles, were destined to die in ...State Senator Lucio isn’t a ‘real Democrat,’ says primary challenger
State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr., the most conservative Democrat in the Texas Senate, is facing off against two progressives in 2020. This ...Ann Beeson on how to run a Texas think tank for ‘the little guy’
In the heat of this year’s Texas legislative session, Republicans attempted to push a bill they pitched as a harmless tax swap. ...Role reversal: Cornyn’s extreme right position on guns makes Lt. Gov. Patrick look reasonable
Things are topsy turvy in Texas. A right-wing conservative now backs a specific background check on gun purchases while a quiet, milquetoast ...‘You are destroying our party’: Patrick intensifies GOP civil war
It’s not something you see often, or ever: Lt. Gov Dan Patrick, long time darling of the National Rifle Association, is defending ...Call us skeptical of Dan Patrick v. N.R.A.
Hardcore N.R.A. member Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick supporting a type of gun background check doesn’t pass the smell test. Politics is a ...Texas Rangers are in possession of recording at center of GOP scandal
The Republican scandal continues. On Monday, the Dallas Morning News reported that the Texas Rangers are now in possession of an audio ...Democrats call for special session to tackle gun violence
A growing number of Democratic lawmakers, led by state Rep. Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio, are calling for a special legislative session ...As Texas GOP leadership remained silent on Trump’s racist tweets, John Cornyn said they were ...
UPDATED: Politico reported late Monday that Sen. Cornyn called the racist tweets a “mistake” and “unforced error.” Nothing more. As has been ...All Gussied Up: Texas Republicans didn’t actually reduce your property taxes
This is a first in an series called “All Gussied Up,” which chronicles how the right wing dresses up their incompetence when ...On border security, Gov. Abbott calls Congress ‘a group of reprobates.’ So now he’s sending ...
Texas’ top three lawmakers have announced they’re sending 1,000 National Guard troops to the border. At a Friday news conference, Gov. Greg ...
