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Ken Paxton

The System Works for Attorney General Ken Paxton. Again.

A court decision this week could be the coup de grâce that finally ends the attorney general’s four-year-old felony case.

by Michael Barajas

Keep Reading

How Tea Partiers Fueled Texas’ Latest ‘Voter Fraud’ Freakout

by Michael Barajas

The Interview: Texas Republican Party Chair James Dickey

by Gus Bova

This Week: In ‘Mother’s Day Massacre,’ Tea Party Caucus Derails 100+ Bills

by Kolten Parker

May 07, 2015

House Republicans Open Another Front in Voter ID Fight

by John Savage

Dan Huberty Apr 08, 2015

Tea Party Lawmakers Fight Modest Increase to Pre-K Funding

by John Savage

Craig Estes Jan 10, 2015

Sen. Craig Estes: “We’re Not a Bunch of White People”

by John Savage

Aja Edwards Oct 24, 2014

Out in New Braunfels

A gay City Council member in a tea party stronghold is building an LGBT community from the ground up.

by John Wright

A concept image of what the San Antonio Modern Streetcar would have looked like. Aug 25, 2014

A Desire Named Streetcar

How did Julian Castro’s streetcar project become a political train wreck?

by David Martin Davies

Jul 25, 2014

Progressive Government in Texas? Look to the Cities.

by Forrest Wilder

Jul 18, 2014

Fear Dominates at Immigration Protests in Austin, Houston

by Christopher Hooks and Fauzeya Rahman

Jun 20, 2014

In a Do-Nothing Congress, Blake Farenthold is Enjoying the View

Blake Farenthold, the tea party congressman from Corpus Christi, has settled into a routine where distraction is just part of the job.

by Ari Phillips

May 30, 2014

Meet Bob Hall, the Tea Party True Believer Headed to the Senate

by Forrest Wilder

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