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.’

by Sanford Nowlin October 1, 2024April 28, 2025

Vance joined Wallnau, who once claimed Kamala Harris ‘used witchcraft,’ on tour to help Trump win in ‘demonic strongholds.’

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With new rules, the Texas GOP seeks to keep its elected officials in line

The state party plans to limit primaries to registered Republicans and keep elected officials it censured off the ballot. It’s unclear if it can without legislative approval.

by James Barragán, The Texas Tribune June 10, 2024June 15, 2024

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Matt Rinaldi, Texas GOP chair, won’t seek reelection

Rinaldi’s three-year tenure as chair of the GOP saw vicious infighting and historic gains for the state’s far right.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune March 15, 2024July 29, 2025

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Meet the latest wingnuts to join Texas’ State Board of Education

Seditious Texiters. Conspiracy theorists. A January 6 insurrectionist.

by Josephine Lee, The Texas Observer January 22, 2023May 19, 2025

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The fringe ideology of “constitutional sheriffs” is attracting believers within Texas law enforcement

Some 50 Texas sheriffs and numerous elected officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can single-handedly overrule state and federal law. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is now investigating.

by Jessica Pishko January 15, 2023May 20, 2025

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Conroe brewery receives flood of threats, harassment after canceling Kyle Rittenhouse event

The CEO of Southern Star Brewery said the cancellation was prompted primarily by concerns from local patrons rather than pressure from a ‘woke mob’ or distributors such as H-E-B.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune January 15, 2023August 3, 2023

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Texas lead the nation in anti-LGBTQ+ protests staged at drag performances this year

‘The analysis shows increasingly violent rhetoric and incidents as the year progressed, including armed white supremacists demonstrating in Texas,’ the report states.

by Michael Karlis December 19, 2022August 17, 2023

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Assclown Alert: Creating a dangerous atmosphere with Texas’ anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers

As the increasing threats against drag shows suggest, the Texas GOP’s anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric has consequences.

by Sanford Nowlin December 13, 2022August 17, 2023

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Batchelor Trial, Cannabis Decriminalization: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Crime and punishment played heavily in the San Antonio Current‘s most-read headlines this week.

by San Antonio Current Staff December 9, 2022August 3, 2023

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Haunted Forest, DNA Kits: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

In music news, a planned fall festival at Willie Nelson’s ranch was cut short, and Journey will stop in San Antonio as part of its 50th anniversary tour.

by San Antonio Current Staff October 21, 2022May 27, 2025

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Bad Takes: San Antonio radio host’s defense of Herschel Walker is disingenuous flatulence

KTSA talk jock Jack Riccardi’s defense of U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker truly takes the cake.

by Kevin Sanchez October 19, 2022October 24, 2024

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How the debunked conspiracy film 2000 Mules became Texas Republican orthodoxy

Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections and could be a pretext for more restrictive voting laws in the future.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune October 9, 2022February 26, 2024

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Hungary’s right-wing authoritarian leader will speak at CPAC conference in Dallas next month

Although described as a dictator by academics, Viktor Orban’s leadership has received praise from U.S. conservatives.

by Michael Karlis July 11, 2022August 17, 2023

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A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shootings

The “God-given right” to self-defense has become a rallying cry in Texas politics, further cementing gun ownership as a holy cause and political identity. The state’s Republican leadership has spent decades carrying the banner.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2022July 22, 2024

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Problems remain for We Build the Wall group after founder’s guilty plea

by Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica May 2, 2022August 17, 2023

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San Antonio-area ‘Boogaloo Boi’ gets 52 months in prison for shooting at police station

Federal authorities said Ivan Hunter used an AK-47 to fire 13 rounds into a Minneapolis precinct station.

by Michael Karlis April 6, 2022June 11, 2025

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Assclown Alert: Stumping for Trump with JD Vance and Texas evangelist David Wallnau

With new rules, the Texas GOP seeks to keep its elected officials in line

Matt Rinaldi, Texas GOP chair, won’t seek reelection

Meet the latest wingnuts to join Texas’ State Board of Education

The fringe ideology of “constitutional sheriffs” is attracting believers within Texas law enforcement

Conroe brewery receives flood of threats, harassment after canceling Kyle Rittenhouse event

Texas lead the nation in anti-LGBTQ+ protests staged at drag performances this year

Assclown Alert: Creating a dangerous atmosphere with Texas’ anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers

Batchelor Trial, Cannabis Decriminalization: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Bad Takes: San Antonio radio host’s defense of Herschel Walker is disingenuous flatulence

How the debunked conspiracy film 2000 Mules became Texas Republican orthodoxy

Hungary’s right-wing authoritarian leader will speak at CPAC conference in Dallas next month

A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shootings

Problems remain for We Build the Wall group after founder’s guilty plea

San Antonio-area ‘Boogaloo Boi’ gets 52 months in prison for shooting at police station

Texas far-right conservatives spent millions to oust House GOP leaders, to little avail

Right-wing favorite Jordan Peterson coming to San Antonio’s Tobin Center on Thursday

Threats from QAnon conspiracists have forced a butterfly sanctuary in the Rio Grande Valley to close