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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

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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

Ginger Russell Feb 25, 2014

The Great CSCOPE Panic Goes Out with a Whimper

by Patrick Michels

Feb 24, 2014

The Katrina Pierson Bubble Bursts

by Christopher Hooks

Nov 22, 2013

WTF Friday: To Catch an Immigrant

by Forrest Wilder

Oct 29, 2013

Meet Ted Cruz’s Real Constituents

by Forrest Wilder

Oct 25, 2013

WTF Friday: To the Barrycades!

Tom DeLay is not saying there should be revolution in the streets, but if that's what it takes...

by Forrest Wilder

Blake Farenthold Oct 18, 2013

WTF Friday: Freedom Isn’t Free

by Forrest Wilder

David Dewhurst Oct 15, 2013

Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Calls for Obama’s Impeachment

Tea party leader Cathie Adams labels Grover Norquist and CIA Director John Brennan crypto-Muslims.

by Christopher Hooks

Rep. John Carter Sep 24, 2013

Bowing to Tea Party, Texas Congressmen Wilt on Immigration Reform

by Christopher Hooks

Rep. John Carter Aug 21, 2013

In Salado, the Tea Party Contemplates the Nation’s Future — and Rep. John Carter’s Not in It

by Christopher Hooks

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