At least two San Antonio-area residents received Jan. 6 pardons from Trump

At least 15 other people from the area reportedly have served their time or are involved in cases moving through the system.

by Stephanie Koithan January 22, 2025February 7, 2025

At least 15 other people from the area reportedly have served their time or are involved in cases moving through the system.

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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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Bad Takes: Donald Trump isn’t the only threat U.S. democracy is facing from within

Lucky for us, Trump is not only an attempted rapist of democracy, he’s also a moron.

by Kevin Sanchez January 1, 2023January 1, 2025

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Assclown of the Year 2022: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz

Texas’ junior senator started the year on a low note, and it’s only been downhill from there.

by Sanford Nowlin December 28, 2022October 20, 2024

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Armed militia protesting San Antonio drag show on Tuesday has history of provocation

The same group was involved in a tense standoff with Black Lives Matter protesters downtown in 2020.

by Michael Karlis December 13, 2022May 5, 2025

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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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Assclown Alert: Failing to stay out of jail with Oath Keepers attorney Kellye SoRelle

SoRelle was arrested on charges related to the grand jury investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

by Sanford Nowlin September 14, 2022August 23, 2024

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Some 3,300 Texans were members of the Oath Keepers, including cops, military and elected officials

Membership rolls for the extremist group tied to the Jan. 6 insurrection include eight elected officials and 33 members of law enforcement from Texas.

by Sanford Nowlin September 8, 2022April 11, 2025

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San Antonio man who pled guilty to participating in Jan. 6 gets probation for gun and drug charges

Federal prosecutors asked the judge for at least one year of jail time.

by Michael Karlis July 26, 2022May 15, 2024

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Car Wash Thieves, Beto O’Rourke: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Strangely, our most-read story involved a carwash owner venting on TikTok about a burglary at his business.

by San Antonio Current Staff July 15, 2022August 3, 2023

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San Antonio Trump ally Parscale blamed Jan. 6 death on former boss, said he asked for ‘civil war’

In text messages obtained by the Jan. 6 committee, Parscale called Trump ‘a sitting president asking for civil war,’ adding that he felt ‘guilty for helping him win.’

by Sanford Nowlin July 12, 2022May 6, 2024

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Texas law prohibiting social media companies from banning users over their viewpoints reinstated by appeals court

The court did not evaluate the law on its constitutionality but will allow it to go back into effect while a legal case plays out. Texas lawmakers passed the law, saying social media platforms have an anti-conservative bias.

by Andrew Zhang, The Texas Tribune May 14, 2022August 17, 2023

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How Sandy Hook lies and the Jan. 6 inquiry threaten to undo Alex Jones

The conspiracy theorist recently sought immunity from federal prosecutors investigating the U.S. Capitol riot. Three of his companies have filed for bankruptcy in an apparent bid to delay his Sandy Hook defamation trial.