Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that he will be traveling to Washington D.C. next week to join a march with Trump supporters disputing the results of the presidential election. In a Sunday tweet, Paxton called on “all patriots” to join him...
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Abbott’s inauguration heist would make Trump jealous
A joint investigation by the Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle this week detailed where the cash went into Gov. Greg Abbott’s 2019 inauguration. It was already known the governor spent a record-setting amount of cash on his own two inaugurations, including spending...
MJ Hegar and Elisa Cardnell join vets in calling for investigation of Dan Crenshaw
Elisa Cardnell, a veteran and former congressional challenger to Rep. Dan Crenshaw, is leading the charge among a group of veterans to investigate the Houston lawmaker. Crenshaw landed in hot water last week after a report from the V.A.‘s Office of the Inspector...
Conspiracy-brained Texas GOP megadonor funds investigation that turns violent
Houston Police announced Tuesday that they arrested a former Houston Police Department captain who they say ran a man off the road and pointed a gun at his head in an attempt to prove election fraud claims. Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was arrested and charged Tuesday...
Abbott said no second lockdown is coming. White House COVID officials disagree.
As Texas began battling the second wave of coronavirus last month, Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference warning Texans that no second lockdown is coming. Now, the latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report for the state is recommending Texas do exactly that....
Progressive Texas candidates reflect on 2020
Progressive candidates who defined the 2020 election cycle in Texas sat down recently for a roundtable discussion on election losses in November. The 6-person panel included U.S. Senate candidate Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, congressional candidates Mike Siegel...
Harris County sees first election under new management
Saturday saw a wave of runoff elections in Harris County, including in Houston where Tarsha Jackson coasted to victory to end the year-long question as to who would be the city’s newest council member. The county’s runoff elections were also the first under the...
Joaquin Castro kicks off investigation into abuse of power by Jared Kushner
Rep. Joaquin Castro announced Wednesday that he would begin investigating potential conflicts of interest and abuse of power by Jared Kushner, senior advisor and son-in-law to President Trump. Castro, the vice-chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and chairman...
Dan Patrick proposes rule change to disempower Democrats in Texas Senate
As Donald Trump and loyal congressional Republicans attempt to overturn the results of the election, in Texas, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is doing his own part to stifle gains by Democrats. On Wednesday, Patrick reaffirmed his support for a rule change in the upcoming...
Texas Dems Executive Committee calls for staff changes, accountability after disappointing cycle
In a strongly worded letter penned to Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa last week, 38 members of the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee asked for major changes and heads to roll at the state party after election losses in November. “From...