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Assclown Alert: Bragging about Texas’ dismal funding of public education with Gov. Greg Abbott
The Lone Star State ranks 37th in the nation in per-student spending and 42nd in per-student funding.
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San Antonio Current’s Assclown Alert is opinionated commentary that calls out absurd behavior in Texas politics.
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Assclown Alert: Conflating rape and sexual indiscretion with U.S. Rep. Chip Roy
Roy, an Austin-San Antonio congressman, made the remark while defending Trump nominee Pete Hegseth.
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Promising hellfire and damnation to non-Trump voters with Texas preacher Kenneth Copeland
The pastor said Jesus has a special punishment waiting for anyone who voted against Trump or didn’t bother to vote.
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Assclown Alert: Losing again and again with now-former Democratic Party chair Gilberto Hinojosa
Wins for Texas Democrats have been few and far between under Hinojosa’s leadership.
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Assclown Alert: Playing dumb about abortion bans with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
Cruz is trying to stay mum about abortion amid a tight race, but a court filing shows just how extreme his views are.
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Assclown Alert: Ginning up hurricane conspiracies with the MAGA crowd
The far right can’t figure out whether they want to blame Helene and Milton on God’s wrath or weather machines.
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Assclown Alert: Stumping for Trump with JD Vance and Texas evangelist David Wallnau
Vance joined Wallnau, who once claimed Kamala Harris ‘used witchcraft,’ on tour to help Trump win in ‘demonic strongholds.’
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Assclown Alert: Amping up Texas’ culture war with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Patrick’s new list of legislative priorities doubles down on partisanship instead of looking out for average Texans.
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Assclown Alert: Twisting the truth on election integrity with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Abbott’s framing of a recent cleanup of Texas’ voter rolls couldn’t be more dishonest.
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Assclown Alert: Demanding a fully armed State Fair with Texas AG Ken Paxton
Paxton threatened to sue the city of Dallas after the State Fair of Texas implemented a gun ban in response to a shooting at last year’s gathering.
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Assclown Alert: Railing against sin with recently arrested North Texas pastor Terren L. Dames
The pastor, who accused transgender people of ‘spitting in God’s face,’ was busted as part of a police prostitution sting.
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Assclown Alert: Sucking up Texas pseudo-historian David Barton’s hot air with the GOP
Barton, a Christian nationalist pseudo-historian, will again serve on the committee that drafts the Republican Party platform.
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Assclown Alert: Making empty threats about the Ten Commandments with Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
‘Texas WOULD have been and SHOULD have been the first state in the nation to put the 10 Commandments back in our schools,’ Patrick tweeted last week.
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Assclown Alert: Stoking the fires of anti-immigrant hate with Gov. Greg Abbott
The Texas governor’s new ‘most wanted list’ of immigrants is his latest attempt to gin up fear for political gain.
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Assclown Alert: Sphincter snorkeling at Trump’s hush money trial with Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Patrick and two MAGA-minded members of Texas’ congressional delegation showed up at the New York trial to bestow praise on Trump.
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Assclown Alert: Clamoring for Christian dictatorship with Texas-based preacher Joel Webbon
‘Constitution be damned,’ Webbon declared, describing the kind of Christian strongman he’d like to see running the U.S.
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Assclown Alert: Getting what you wish for with the Texas Republican Party
The Texas GOP bears responsibility for Brandon ‘AK Guy’ Herrera’s surprise runoff with incumbent U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales.
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Assclown Alert: Railing against God haters and refugees with Dan Patrick
Patrick told a church gathering that the 2024 election is a battle between Bible-believing Christians and those who ‘hate God.’
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Assclown Alert: Poisoning public discourse with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Alex Jones and InfoWars have contributed to the world’s dangerous glut of misinformation.
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Assclown Alert: Doubling down on a racist conspiracy theory with U.S. Rep. Chip Roy
The Austin-San Antonio congressman is once again spreading the racist ‘Great Replacement’ theory.