Texas GOP Protests “King Abbott” over masks same day President Trump is hospitalized
The Republican Party of Texas was just one of the hosts of a “Free Texas” rally to protest mask mandates and the continuing partial lockdown issued by Governor Greg Abbott’s executive orders. The effort is just the latest flare up of turmoil within the Texas...
MJ Hegar announces $13.5 million fundraising haul
Democrat U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar announced Monday her campaign raised $13.5 million in the latest fundraising quarter. The figure is the campaign’s best fundraising quarter to date, raising eight times the $1.7 million that was raised in the previous quarter,...
In Texas, is Justice still for sale?
If you ask judicial scholars who oppose electing, rather than appointing, judges their arguments invariably boil down to one thing. One complication. One glaring problem. It always comes back to the money. To get elected, judges need to campaign and...
Texas House Dems raise $3.6 million in major fundraising haul
The campaign arm of Texas House Democrats raised $3.6 million in the second-to-last fundraising quarter, between July 1 and September 24. The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee announced Monday that the fundraising total is more than double the $1.6...
Gina Ortiz Jones raises $1.7 Million in latest quarter
The campaign of Democrat congressional candidate Gina Ortiz Jones reported raising $1.7 million in the third quarter. Jones has raised more than $5.7 million in total this cycle, according to the campaign. A former Air Force captain and public servant, Jones is...
Bribery. Abuse of office. What we know about The Paxton Affair.
On Friday, as President Donald Trump was hurriedly producing proof of life videos before being transported via helicopter from the White House to Walter Reed Medical Center, he was likely unaware that a full-blown insurrection was underway in the offices of the...
Reminder: the deadline to register to vote is October 5th
If you haven’t registered to vote yet, be sure to do so and keep in mind that Monday, October 5, is the deadline. You are eligible to register to vote if: You are a United States citizen;You are a resident of the county where you submit the application;You...
An under the radar race that’s prime to flip
The race in the Texas sixth congressional district between challenger attorney Stephen Daniel and incumbent Rep. Ron Wright has been chugging along, under the radar from other clashes in the state. However, many pundits have looked at the district, which includes...
Texas Republicans skip, vote no on second coronavirus relief bill
A majority of Texas Republicans in the House voted no on the latest coronavirus relief package proposed by Democrats. The only two exceptions are Reps. Kenny Marchant (TX-24) and Ron Wright (TX-06), who both skipped the vote. Most notably, Republicans in...
Abbott limits mail-in ballot collection
In a stunning last-minute election change, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that election officials will only be able to collect mail-in ballots at a single location. The move will force major counties to shut down multiple mail ballot drop-off locations under the...
Borat dupes Sid Miller
A new trailer for comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest film features a segment with Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller. It can only mean one thing: Miller was duped, badly. https://youtu.be/0Rsa4U8mqkw?t=157 The new trailer shows Cohen making sexual...
No more straight-ticket voting in Texas rules appeals court
Only a week after a federal district court in Texas blocked a law doing away with straight-ticket voting, an appeals court reversed the decision on Wednesday. That means no straight-ticket voting for 2020. Voters will have to go down the ballot and individually...
Right-wing extremism, up and down the ballot
It did not take long for the Proud Boys, the right-wing extremist group known for hospitalizing protesters, to begin celebrating Trump’s callout during Tuesday’s presidential debate. After being pressured to condemn white nationalists and racists by moderator Chris...
Gov. Abbott was the biggest loser in the SD 30 Special Election
Casual observers may not have been aware, but Gov. Greg Abbott is on the ballot in the Senate District 30 Special Election. It should have been a walk in the park for current state Rep. Drew Springer, a candidate Abbott previously endorsed, but the ground was shaken...
Op-Ed: Save America
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