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Texas GOP

Nine Years, Nine Lives: Paxton’s Latest Legal Escape

For all the emphasis placed on his alleged fraud, the attorney general was never headed for prison—at least not on these charges.

by Justin Miller

Keep Reading

Right-wing Reps Promote Racist Conspiracy Theories In ‘Border Crisis’ Hearing

by Steven Monacelli

Far-Right Texas Republicans Mutiny at the Capitol

by Arman Badrei

The War on Christmas Drag Shows

by Steven Monacelli

Jonathan Stickland Jan 20, 2016

The Sweet Futility of Texas House Primary Races

At a dessert banquet for Jonathan Stickland, tea party funders convene for their biannual fleecing.

by Christopher Hooks

A black and white photo of Ted Cruz in Greenville, South Carolina in November 2015. Dec 01, 2015

Ted Cruz is Right. There’s No War on Women.

The draconian policies favored by the GOP are better described as a war on the American family.

by Andrea Grimes

Senator John Cornyn speaks at the Crossroads Summit. Nov 25, 2015

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.

by Hannah McBride

A special needs child reads at home. Nov 02, 2015

Lawmakers Said Medicaid Has No Future, Set Out To Prove It

Honestly, is there anyone less qualified to manage Medicaid than the Texas Legislature?

by Christopher Hooks

Ted Cruz Sep 02, 2015

In Houston, Ted Cruz Faults Obama for Cop Killings

Campaigning Cruz tries to rev up the Houston business class on crime, abortion and the impending loss of the entire Eastern Seaboard.

by Christopher Hooks

Apr 29, 2015

Can a Socialist Sway Texas Democrats?

by Christopher Hooks

Red State: An Insider’s Story of How the GOP Came to Dominate Texas Politics Oct 14, 2014

GOP’s Reign in Texas Was Inevitable, According to Wayne Thorburn’s Red State

by Christopher Hooks

Jul 25, 2014

Progressive Government in Texas? Look to the Cities.

by Forrest Wilder

Sen. Dan Patrick Feb 03, 2014

Republicans Practicing ‘Bad Religion’ in Abortion Debate

by Forrest Wilder

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