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Tag Archives: Kory Watkins

by Christopher Hooks

A Children’s Treasury of Jonathan Stickland’s Adventures in the 84th Lege

Tue, May 5, 2015 |

There's only one thing that could measure Rep. Jonathan Stickland's gaffes and schemes in the Texas Legislature. It's called the Stickland Number....Read More

Kory Watkins open carry

by Christopher Hooks

Open Carry Activists: Not Your Daddy’s Gun Nuts

Fri, Mar 6, 2015 |

Gun rights activists just aren't what they used to be....Read More

by Christopher Hooks

WTF Friday: Walking the Line

Fri, Feb 20, 2015 |

This week in WTF Friday: Perry goes native in the great white north. Who is Don Huffines, really? Kory Watkins builds a cult of personality, and then raps....Read More

Kory Watkins

by Christopher Hooks

Open Carry Leader To Legislature: ‘Treason is Punishable by Death’

Wed, Feb 4, 2015 |

Open carry activist Kory Watkins warned legislators this morning that "treason is punishable by death," and added that new tactics were coming....Read More

by Christopher Hooks

What Dan Patrick’s First Big Mistake Says About Him—and the Senate

Dan Patrick manages to assemble his own personal circular firing squad in the first weeks of the session.

Wed, Feb 4, 2015 |

Dan Patrick had his first serious screw-up as Lt. Gov. when he acknowledged that open carry faces long odds in the Legislature—and he didn't handle it well....Read More

Kory Watkins open carry

by Christopher Hooks

WTF Friday: Open Carry, Open Sewers

Fri, Jan 30, 2015 |

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

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