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Loon Star State

Matters of Religion

by Ben Sargent

Keep Reading

Master of Puppets

by Ben Sargent

Turning Back the Clock

by Ben Sargent

Loon Star State: Shredded

by Ben Sargent

May 16, 2024

Loon Star State: ‘The Above the Law Society’

Ken Paxton enters an exclusive club.

by Ben Sargent

May 07, 2024

Loon Star State: ‘Stomp on It!’

The governor takes aim at free speech in Texas.

by Ben Sargent

Apr 26, 2024

70 Years of Skewering

The “magic dust” of adding funny drawings to words has been an important part of the Texas Observer.

by Gayle Reaves

A cartoon of Texas with the words "Loon Star State" inside its outline. The "L" in "Loon" is wearing a hat that's part cowboy and part dunce cap. Apr 10, 2024

Loon Star State: Cult of the All-Powerful Orange Czar

by Ben Sargent

Utter Fantasies a cartoon describing the fictional Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, a Leprechaun and lastly the success of the secession movement. Mar 22, 2024

Loon Star State: Utter Fantasies!

This is fine.

by Ben Sargent

A cartoon of firefighters accessing a burning building via a window, only to discover a Republican elephant inside. The fire is labeled "Climate Collapse." One firefighter turns to another and says, "Forget it—he insists fire is just a hoax." Feb 09, 2024

Loon Star State: Hoax

This is fine.

by Ben Sargent

A cartoon depicts Ken Paxton watching The Godfather on TV, wearing a mafia-style ostentatious purple suit and fedora hat. On TV, Michael Corleone is saying, "Today, I settled all family business..." As Ken Paxton reacts with utter glee, "Yes! Oh YES!" Caption: Ken Paxton's favorite! The line in "The Godfather" in which Michael Corleone announces he has just had all his enemies whacked ... Nov 17, 2023

Loon Star State: Whacked

"A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."—Vito Corleone

by Ben Sargent

A cartoon image of water (labeled "Rule of Law") dribbling down the holes of a Texas-shaped drain plug. Sep 18, 2023

Loon Star State: Rule of Law

Accountability goes down the drain, too.

by Ben Sargent

A cartoon image showing Ken Paxton in the Attorney General's private bathroom at the Texas legislature or similar governmenrt building. He whistles a cheerful tune as he dries his hands on shreds of paper labeled "The Law" as a substitute for paper towels from his bathroom's wall dispenser. Sep 14, 2023

Loon Star State: In Ken Paxton’s Bathroom

We don't want to know what he uses for toilet paper.

by Ben Sargent

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