Tag Archives: Tim Dunn
The Sweet Futility of Texas House Primary Races
At a dessert banquet for Jonathan Stickland, tea party funders convene for their biannual fleecing.
Texas House elections are fun to write about, and they’re crazy as hell. But their primary benefit seems to be their ability to get consultants paid....Read More
Ethics Reform Buffeted by GOP Infighting
Ethics reform was a headlining initiative of Gov. Greg Abbott's at the start of the session, but with a week to go, reform's prospects look ... complicated....Read More
Attack Site Targets Noted Pinko Robert Nichols
Robert Nichols was the sixth most conservative in the Senate last year. But an attack site that surfaced in the last two weeks says he's a liberal....Read More
Major GOP Donors, Business Tycoons to Advise Dan Patrick
Today, Dan Patrick announced the creation of six advisory boards, filled with businesspeople, to guide Senate policy. You'll never guess who's on them....Read More
The Race to Replace Robert Duncan
The election to replace Robert Duncan seems unlikely to produce the reddest kind of right-wing bomb thrower—but it's still a chamber where every ego counts....Read More
In House District 58 Runoff, the Laying On of Hands
Things are getting heated in House District 58, where Philip Eby's supporters are learning a little something from his warrior spirit....Read More
Michael Quinn Sullivan’s Fuzzy Math
But one thing everyone should be able to agree on is that conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan is horrible at math. Twice in the past month, Sullivan's ...Read More