Tag Archives: Texas Republican Convention
The ‘Crazies’ Have Fully Taken Over the Texas GOP
At the state GOP convention, Dan Patrick said his side had “won.” He’s right.
At the Texas Republican Party Convention last week, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick did what so many conquerors ultimately do: He declared peace. The GOP civil ...Read More
Ken Paxton: ‘The More We Talk About Gun Regulation, the More People Are Gonna Die’
While delivering the conservative response to mass shootings, Paxton got his facts mixed up again, this time at the state GOP convention.
Conservative thought leader Ken Paxton delivered the “constitutional response to mass shootings” Friday at the 2018 Texas Republican Convention, which inclu...Read More
GOP Panel Retools, but Doesn’t Remove, ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy from State Platform
State convention delegates will vote later on whether to approve the change.
Delegates at the state convention must still vote to approve the language concerning therapy that attempts to change sexual orientation....Read More
Republican Convention Wrap-Up: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not
This weekend's Republican Convention in Fort Worth captured top GOP lawmakers on the back nine of their careers—and some who are just starting....Read More
Observer Radio Episode 61: Women Veterans Battle PTSD
Observer contributor Alex Hannaford and photographer Erin Trieb join us to talk about the challenges women veterans face dealing with trauma when they co...Read More