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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.
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House colleague urges U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas to quiet the hell down after shouting tirade
Roy launched into a five-minute screed after the Senate passed last week’s omnibus spending bill.
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Four in five Texas voters think cannabis should be legal for recreational or medical use
A new poll also shows that 72% of Lone Star State voters want to cut the punishment for possession of small amounts of pot to a citation and a fine.
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Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas reads sermon from pastor of church accused of ignoring sex abuse
An investigation highlighted church leaders’ failures to heed warning signs about a youth pastor later imprisoned for crimes related to child sex trafficking.
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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.
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DACA deal for ‘Dreamers’ fizzling as Texas Republicans prioritize border security
The House passed the American Dream and Promise Act in March 2021, which would allow DACA recipients, or “Dreamers,” to apply for permanent residency and end the legal limbo that has repeatedly jeopardized their ability to stay in the United States.
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Texas drag shows become a right-wing target amid rising extremism
LGBTQ Texans say lawmakers and right-wing figures are misrepresenting what happens at all-ages performances to propagate hate and violence against queer people.
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Ethics complaint accuses U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of accepting gifts from San Antonio-based iHeartRadio
The filing alleges Cruz may have violated a federal ban on lawmakers taking gifts from lobbyists by accepting free production and marketing for his podcast.
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Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas blasted for comparing legal marijuana to slavery
‘Putting cannabis and slavery in the same category is patently offensive and flagrant,’ Mayor Randall Woodfin fired back at the congressman during a U.S. House subcommittee hearing.
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Texas cannabis decriminalization victories in midterms bode well for San Antonio petition drive
San Antonio activists are collecting signatures for a petition that would let local voters decide whether to decriminalize pot, among other city charter changes.
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New study ranks Texas 46th in the nation for voting access, a decline from the prior year
The Lone Star State’s drop was largely due to the passage of a Republican-championed bill that further restricted poll access.
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Sen. Ted Cruz flipped off, told to ‘go back to Cancún’ when he attends New York Yankees game
The following day, Cruz appeared on The View, where he refused to admit Biden won the 2020 election.
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CEO of Texas medical cannabis supplier talks about changes he wants from state lawmakers
Cannabis advocates are pushing the Department of Public Safety to streamline rules for the state’s so-called Compassionate Use Program.
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Voters of color had mail-in ballots rejected at higher rates than white voters in Texas’ March primary
Asian voters were most disproportionately affected by the new ID requirements included in voting restrictions passed by the 2021 Legislature, a Brennan Center for Justice analysis found.
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In Texas, where money has long dominated politics, Greg Abbott is in a league of his own
The two-term governor’s donors enjoy access, appointments to boards and commissions, and a chance to bend the ear of a politician who may harbor bigger ambitions.
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Look out, ladies: Halloween-themed black cocktails may f—ck with your birth control
Many seasonal cocktails use activated charcoal to achieve a black appearance, but the ingredient also messes with many medications.
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San Antonio Rep. Castro, others ask social media to curb Spanish-language election disinformation
‘I’ve been disappointed to see [social media companies] tolerate lies in Spanish that would never be tolerated in English,’ Castro said.
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San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich goes ballistic over Gov. Greg Abbott’s failure on guns
‘Our governor, our lieutenant governor … they have done nothing since that massacre to make it more difficult for the next massacre to take place,’ Popovich said.
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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.
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Police Firing, H-E-B ‘Fast Scan’: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Police accountability was at the forefront of two of the Current‘s most-read stories this week.
