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Texas Senator Bob Hall Defends ‘White Nationalist’ Ally as Victim of Political Correctness
Ray Myers drew national attention for statements made on Facebook. His fellow tea partier in the state Senate said he’s a victim of “perverted extreme political correctness.”
Kaufman County tea party insurgent Ray Myers long had a reputation for extremist views, off-the-cuff bigotry and an in-your-face style of activism. But recent F...Read More
Meet Farris Wilks, Kingmaker of the Texas GOP
Wilks is an elder at an idiosyncratic church that reportedly doesn't allow women to speak during worship. He also pumps millions into Texas Republican politics.
On the morning of October 21, Farris Wilks, a North Texas fracking billionaire, was busy with matters of eschatology. Preaching at the Eastland County church fo...Read More
God and Guns: Courting the Christian Fringe in the Texas GOP Primaries
As Texans become less conservative and more religiously diverse, chasing far-right Christian voters may become a liability for Republicans.
White conservative Christians have long been key to Republican dominance in Texas politics. They’re especially critical in GOP primaries, where low turnout me...Read More
Anti-LGBT Leader: Texas Association of Business Waging ‘War On Values’
Texas Values President Jonathan Saenz accused the Texas Association of Business of supporting "the homosexual agenda" and blames the state chamber of commerce f...Read More
Bad Bill: Forever Agenda 21
Two Texas lawmakers are taking on a terrible scourge: A nonbinding United Nations resolution promoting sustainability. ...Read More
WTF Friday: Soldiers of God, Frats of Fury, Snake Assault
In this week's WTF Friday: Brian Birdwell, gangster rapper. Did Jesus open carry? A theological meditation. Snakes. Frats. The war of Northern Aggression....Read More
WTF Friday: Open Carry, Open Sewers
The mere suggestion of the reappearance of WTF Friday caused the state to lose it. We're sorry. EMPs, Cuckoldry, the KKK, and Kory Watkins....Read More
Meet Bob Hall, the Tea Party True Believer Headed to the Senate
On Tuesday night, a political unknown named Bob Hall upset three-term state Sen. Bob Deuell, a conservative Republican from Greenville, in a GOP runoff. It was ...Read More
Texas Runoff Round Up: A Good Night for the Tea Party
With the Texas primary runoffs behind us, several big Republican feuds have concluded and we've learned a little about the 2015 Legislature....Read More