Tag Archives: John Cornyn
How Breitbart, Trump and Texas Politicians Spun a Tale out of a Border Patrol Agent’s Death
Republican elected officials have ignored official statements and spread questionable reporting in rush to cash in on Rogelio Martinez’s death.
On the night of November 18, two Border Patrol agents lay badly wounded at the bottom of a 14-foot deep culvert near Van Horn, Texas. Thirty-six-year-old El Pas...Read More
Continuing Texas GOP Tradition of Defending Big Industry, Paxton Claims an Exxon-eration
Republican attorneys general stood up for Big Tobacco and lead paint manufacturers; now, Ken Paxton's sticking up for an oil and gas giant.
Republican attorneys general stood up for Big Tobacco and lead paint manufacturers; now, Ken Paxton's sticking up for an oil and gas giant....Read More
Empty Suits, Empty Seats
As Obama tries to fill Scalia's empty SCOTUS seat, Senators Cornyn and Cruz boast pioneering work in showing that you can simply not promote new judges....Read More
The New ‘Quiet Pessimism’ of Climate Change Denial
Texas conservatives may finally have to admit that a bevy of lawsuits can't stop the Clean Power Plan before it goes into effect in 2018.
While conferees still spent time trying to debunk established science and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened the conference touting his lawsuit against th...Read More
Why This Texan Won’t Be Celebrating Juneteenth This Year
With Juneteenth approaching, now’s a good time to consider the living legacy of slavery in our state. ...Read More
Photos from Greg Abbott’s Victory Party
Gov.-elect Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, Rick Perry and other GOP leaders spoke to an ecstatic crowd in Austin, Texas, on election night....Read More
What Climate Change Means for Texas in 11 Charts
The National Climate Assessment finds that Texas is getting hotter and drier, putting more stress on water resources, farmers and ecosystems. Meanwhile, the sta...Read More
Observer Radio Episode 47: Kesha Rogers, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Doug Dorst’s Book Within a Book
Why doesn't the Texas Democratic Party want you to vote for Kesha Rogers? ...Read More
Primary Madness: Down-Ballot Roundup
We're only a week and a half away from this year's madhouse primary election, so tempers are flaring and candidates are laying it all on the line....Read More