Feds ask Ted Cruz’s campaign to explain dozens of illegal donations it received

A letter from the Federal Election Commission raises concerns that dozens of donors to the Texas Republican exceeded federal legal limits.

by Sanford Nowlin August 8, 2024November 4, 2024

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Greg Abbott compares Hamas attacks to Texas border crossings at sheriffs’ conference

The governor’s comments followed a screening of raw Oct. 7 footage for Texas lawmen.

by Francesca D'Annunzio, The Texas Observer July 27, 2024October 5, 2024

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Texas teachers stand behind Kamala Harris after years of feeling targeted, neglected by Republicans

At a gathering for teachers in Houston, educators saw Harris as a potential ally at a time when conservatives push for changes in Texas classrooms.

by Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune July 27, 2024August 5, 2024

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House ethics chair says Paxton’s claim he’s being impeached again is meritless

Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday evening said the Texas House ethics committee, which scheduled a meeting for next week, is planning to recommend impeaching him a second time.

by Zach Despart and Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune July 12, 2024September 5, 2024

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Litigating Texas’ Republican civil war

The crusade against Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the rise of conservative lawfare reveal a new side of Texas’ ruling party.

by Justin Miller, The Texas Observer July 4, 2024January 29, 2025

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Suits and Shame: Tracking the fallout from Texas’ anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Many of the anti-LGBTQ+ laws the Texas Legislature passed as now under court challenge.

by Michael Karlis June 26, 2024June 12, 2025

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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.

by Sanford Nowlin June 13, 2024May 13, 2025

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‘War on white America’: Influential Texas group hosting pro-Christian nationalism conference

True Texas Project has for years worked with Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent Republicans.

by Robert Downen and Juan Salinas II, The Texas Tribune June 12, 2024August 4, 2025

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Bad Takes: Texas Republicans sure love to invoke Orwell without understanding his work

The extreme new platform the Texas GOP adopted at its San Antonio convention is about anything but freedom and democracy.

by Kevin Sanchez June 4, 2024January 26, 2025

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How Ken Paxton is stretching the boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets

The attorney general repeatedly uses laws meant to protect against fraudulent or deceptive practices to target hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and LGBTQ+ groups.

by Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica May 30, 2024January 13, 2025

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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.

by Sanford Nowlin May 29, 2024January 1, 2025

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Documents detail how Texas’ DEI ban is changing university campuses

In an update to lawmakers, university system leaders expressed worries about how the ban might affect crucial applications for federal funds.

by Sneha Dey May 24, 2024February 24, 2025

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Bad Takes: Texas Republicans’ war on DEI is a war on public institutions

The chair of UT’s Mexican American Studies program said those caught up in the layoffs are ‘largely Black and brown, queer and trans folks.’

by Kevin Sanchez May 2, 2024May 19, 2025

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Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care

Support once afforded LGBTQ+ foster kids has vanished and a culture of silence has blanketed the agency tasked with raising children growing up in the system.

by William Melhado and Greta Díaz González Vázquez April 23, 2024February 12, 2025

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Layoffs and upheaval at Texas universities spur fear as lawmakers continue DEI crackdown

As administrators scramble to comply with new limits on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, students and faculty worry more tumult is coming.

by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune April 20, 2024February 27, 2025

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Texas could require social media influencers to disclose paid political posts

The Tribune reported last year that a company called Influenceable LLC was paid to recruit influencers to defend Attorney General Ken Paxton over his impeachment.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune March 30, 2024July 1, 2024

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Ted Cruz tries to troll old law-school classmate, confuses him with someone else

Cruz wrongly identified California state Sen. Scott Wiener as former Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned after reports that he sent naughty pics to women.

by Sanford Nowlin March 25, 2024July 28, 2025

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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.

by Sanford Nowlin March 19, 2024May 13, 2025

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Texas is among the worst states for women financially relative to men

Texas women earn considerably less than men and are far less likely to own businesses, contributing to the state’s third-from-the-bottom ranking.

by Sanford Nowlin March 19, 2024October 8, 2024

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Texas county’s GOP officials declared hand count a success, but kept finding errors

At the canvass of the Gillespie County GOP primary, election workers said poor penmanship, data entry lapses, transposed numbers, and simple math mistakes led to discrepancies.

by Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat March 19, 2024August 16, 2024