Republican National Committee closes minority outreach center in San Antonio

In 2022, RNC officials said the San Antonio center and two others nearer the border were part of a multi-million-dollar bid to woo South Texas Latinx voters.

by Sanford Nowlin April 8, 2024October 14, 2024

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Bad Takes: Dante’s Inferno has it right about liars and cons like Donald Trump

Those guilty of fraud end up on one of the lowest rings of Hell in Dante’s masterwork, yet many in the U.S. make excuses for the crime’s worst perpetrators.

by Kevin Sanchez April 8, 2024May 26, 2025

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Texas Supreme Court justice implies Democrats will cheat in 2024 election

Justice John Devine’s comments at a conservative event are the latest to prompt concerns about his impartiality as a jurist.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune April 7, 2024April 1, 2025

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Vicente Gonzalez compares Latino Trump supporters to ‘Jews for Hitler’

The South Texas Democrat said Latinos who support former President Donald Trump are voting against their self interest, but Republicans recoiled at the comparison.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune March 15, 2024April 28, 2025

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Bad Takes: Leaders should dump Trump over his disastrous immigration plan

Dennis Nixon, chair of Laredo-based International Bancshares Corp., criticized the border wall and Operation Lone Star yet still backs Trump.

by Kevin Sanchez March 8, 2024July 23, 2025

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San Antonio state Sen. Roland Gutierrez calls Trump, Cruz ‘sons of bitches’ in speech

Gutierrez, who unsuccessfully chased the Democratic nomination to run against Ted Cruz, accused the GOP senator of breaking Texas.

by Sanford Nowlin March 6, 2024March 18, 2025

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Will Cornyn take McConnell’s place atop the Senate GOP?

Texas’ senior senator re-embraces Trump as he vies to become the chamber’s top Republican. That won’t come easy.

by Justin Miller, The Texas Observer February 28, 2024November 13, 2024

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San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg will meet with Biden during president’s border visit

Biden and Nirenberg will meet in Brownsville, while Trump will join Fox News’ Sean Hannity in Eagle Pass.

by Michael Karlis February 28, 2024December 11, 2024

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Trump, Biden to visit Texas in competing border trips Thursday

President Joe Biden will meet with law enforcement in Brownsville on Thursday while former President Donald Trump travels to Eagle Pass.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune February 26, 2024March 21, 2024

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Paxton’s push to oust incumbents puts spotlight on Court of Criminal Appeals primaries

The attorney general has tried to supplant eight Republican judges on the court after they rejected his efforts to unilaterally prosecute voter fraud. The judges are now pushing back.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune February 19, 2024March 5, 2024

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The Internet can’t stop mocking Ted Cruz’s tight pants and moose knuckle

Texas’ junior senator apparently dressed to impress on a recent trip to Mar-a-Lago.

by Sanford Nowlin February 14, 2024September 2, 2024

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Texas abortion laws front and center in Biden’s White House bid

Two Texas women who were forced to leave the state to terminate non-viable pregnancies will be part of the Biden campaign’s reelection campaign.

by San Antonio Current Staff January 25, 2024May 23, 2024

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New Jan. 6 video shows U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls in tense Capitol standoff

Despite once condemning the violent attack, Nehls has since downplayed the insurrection and defended many of the rioters who have been prosecuted.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune January 9, 2024April 1, 2025

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Assclown Alert: Tamping down on free speech to score political points with Texas AG Ken Paxton

Paxton announced his office is investigating watchdog group Media Matters for ‘potentially fraudulent activity’ after it reported on white supremacist content on the platform formerly known as Twitter.

by Sanford Nowlin November 30, 2023May 30, 2025

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Gov. Greg Abbott endorses Donald Trump during border trip

Abbott made the presidential endorsement after he and Trump served meals to service members deployed for Operation Lone Star, Abbott’s sprawling border security mission.

by Patrick Svitek and Maia Pandey, The Texas Tribune November 20, 2023May 20, 2024

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Biden quietly gave border wall contract to company used by Trump, Abbott

‘Clearly DHS, under the Biden administration, has no more respect for border residents than it did under the Trump administration.’

by Gus Bova, The Texas Observer November 4, 2023June 27, 2025

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Former San Antonio-area congressman Will Hurd ends presidential campaign

Hurd, who called Donald Trump a threat to democracy, failed to qualify for both GOP primary debates.

by Sanford Nowlin October 10, 2023October 14, 2023

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Biden administration presses forward with border wall plans in Texas, angering allies

Even as the president says the barriers don’t work, his administration says it will waive environmental laws to build them quickly.

by Sergio Mendoza Reyes, Erin Douglas and Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune October 6, 2023February 10, 2024

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Assclown Alert: Bashing the Godless Democrats with Christian nationalist David Barton

Barton, who once said Christians are obligated to vote for Trump, recently said Democrats aren’t ‘God-fearing’ and are more prone to cheat in elections.

by Sanford Nowlin September 6, 2023October 1, 2024

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Will Hurd of Texas fails to qualify for first GOP presidential debate

Anemic poll numbers barred him from the debate stage, but Hurd also fell short of another requirement by declining to pledge his support for the eventual Republican nominee: ‘I will not sign a blood oath to Donald Trump.’

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune August 22, 2023October 10, 2023