Eliminating Texas property tax move would ruin public school funding: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has ordered the Texas Senate to come up with a plan to eliminate ...
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Police called on Texas GOP chair candidate over family dispute | The Texas Tribune
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Crystal Mason didn’t vote illegally, appeals court rules. reversing 2018 Tarrant County conviction
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Quick Glance: Crystal Mason: Cleared of Voting Irregularity in Texas
- A Texas appeals court has overturned a five-year prison sentence for Crystal Mason, a Texas woman convicted for attempting to cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election that was rejected.
- Despite being acquitted, the case has taken a significant toll on Mason and her family. After Mason was arrested in 2017, she lost her job at a bank and spent several months in federal prison.
- Mason's case garnered national attention and was viewed as an instance of excessive punishment for a voting error. It was perceived as an attempt to intimidate black voters without transparency.
- Although Mason was not heavily involved in politics before her case, she has since become much more dedicated to raising awareness about voting rights. In 2022, she launched a rally for Beto O'Rourke.
Matt Rinaldi, Texas GOP chair, won’t seek reelection: Rinaldi has served as GOP chairman since 2021.
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Tony Gonzales forced into a runoff to keep U.S. House seat: State Rep. Craig Goldman and business owner John O’Shea are competing to replace U.S. Rep ...
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Texas election results for president, senate, Congress and more: Get The Texas Tribune’s coverage of election results for the 2024 primary races for president, U ...
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Texas GOP censures House Speaker Dade Phelan: The Texas GOP in December rejected a proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers.
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Texas justice didn’t recuse himself from sex abuse cases: Two decades ago, John Devine worked with the law firm of Paul Pressler and Jared Woodfill ...
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Texas Primary 2024 election results and Super Tuesday live updates: Texas Primary 2024 election results and live updates on Super Tuesday. Donald Trump and Nikki ...
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Texas primaries Tuesday driven be down-ballot races: Tuesday's Texas primaries lack drama in the Republican and Democratic contests for president ...
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Inland Revenue confident it will collect remaining $100M before end of fiscal year
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All 23 remaining barangays of Makati City will receive this year an additional P10 million share each from the city's basic real property tax collection (RPT) ... Show more
In Texas GOP primary, Dade Phelan fights claims he's not conservative: “This is a war,” the House speaker told a crowd of hundreds at a campaign event Thursday ...
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Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi backs group while working for funder: Farris Wilks is a key supporter of Defend Texas Liberty, the state party’s largest donor ...
texastribune.org/2024/01/12/farris-wilks-matt-rinaldi-defend-texas-liberty/
Texas Independence Switches to Plan B—'Bare-Knuckles Brawling': Texan nationalists are pushing a new plan to secure an independence referendum for the state ...
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Texas Independence Fight Headed for Court: Texas nationalists will take the state GOP to court after it rejected a petition for independence on the 2024 ballot.
newsweek.com/texas-independence-republican-party-court-1856413
What an Independent Texas Would Look Like: One academic told Newsweek there is "no plausible scenario" for Texas seceding from the United States peacefully.
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Israel-Hamas war raises free speech concerns at Texas universities: A series of incidents across Texas campuses have brought attention to universities’ handling ...
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Join us for a conversation about House Bill 8, a new law dramatically overhauling how community colleges receive state funding ... Show more texastribune.org trib.it/HFF
Crypto miners are shaking Texans down like they're the Mafia (Opinion): Cryptocurrency miners should not be rewarded at all by Gov. Greg Abbott and the state of ...
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Texas GOP Sues Its Lawyer Over Embarrassing Failed Election Challenges: Elizabeth Alvarez is accused by the party of lying about the existence of a “data model” ...
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Should Texas secede? State Republican Party blocks advisory vote: The Texas Nationalist Movement wants to ask Republican voters whether they support the state’s ...
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RayzeBio: New IPO With Good Data And Solid Premise: RayzeBio is a recent IPO and a late-stage developer of radiotherapeutic product candidates targeting various ...
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Texas secessionists feel more emboldened than ever: At a recent conference that featured a sitting state senator, so-called “TEXIT” supporters celebrated their ...
texastribune.org/2023/11/15/texas-secession-texit/
Meet the Christian nationalist from Texas advising Mike Johnson: Barton has been a staple of Texas’ Christian conservative movement, offering crucial support to ...
texastribune.org/2023/11/03/david-barton-mike-johnson-texas-church-state-christianity/
Houston City Council runoff election: Tony Buzbee loses to Huffman: District G Councilmember Mary Nan Huffman prevailed in her high-profile contest against ...
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Election deniers foil Texans’ $18 billion property tax cut? (Thumbs): Sheila Jackson Lee flubs election date. GOP candidates sue lawyer. Liftoff at Texas Lottery ...
houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/big-lie-election-denial-texas-18542163.php
Texas GOP chair silent on allies’ connections to antisemitic extremists: Matt Rinaldi has been defiant amid calls for him to cut ties with political ally ...
texastribune.org/2023/10/27/matt-rinaldi-texas-gop-republicans-nick-fuentes/
John Cornyn fights against labeling guns a public health crisis: The senator from Texas warned that deeming gun violence a public health epidemic was a “guise” ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/cornyn-gun-reforms-18522336.php
Dunn and Wilks brothers finance PACs with ties to antisemites: Three Texas billionaires finance a web of political action committees and candidates with ...
houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-dunn-wilks-politics-oilmen-18461978.php
How Paxton trial has affected Houston District G city council race: Ken Paxton's impeachment trial win could help or hurt attorney Tony Buzbee ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/houston-election-paxton-city-council-district-g-18404908.php
How Paxton trial has affected Houston District G city council race: Ken Paxton's impeachment trial win could help or hurt attorney Tony Buzbee ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/houston-election-paxton-city-council-district-g-18404908.php
Nick Fuentes visited office of Texas GOP activist Jonathan Stickland: The Texas Tribune also observed Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi outside the building ...
texastribune.org/2023/10/08/nick-fuentes-kyle-rittenhouse-jonathan-stickland/
White Supremacist Nick Fuentes is Causing Chaos Inside Texas Youth GOP: After Fuentes was seen meeting a Texas conservative mega-donor this month ...
thedailybeast.com/white-supremacist-nick-fuentes-is-causing-chaos-inside-texas-youth-gop
IMF warning on China puts 'Japanization' risk in spotlight: (This Oct. 13 story has been refiled to correct the spelling of Hiroshi Watanabe's name in paragraph ...
reuters.com/markets/rpt-analysis-imf-warning-china-puts-japanization-risk-spotlight-2023-10-16/
Paxton endorses challengers to GOP reps who backed impeachment: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday endorsed a half dozen GOP challengers to House ...
dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/10/06/texas-ag-ken-paxton-endorses-gop-challengers-to-house-speaker-denton-rep-post-impeachment/
Ken Paxton’s impeachment acquittal escalates Republican civil war: Paxton’s far-right supporters doubled down on their promises for swift retribution against ...
texastribune.org/2023/09/16/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-republican-civil-war/
Dallas Mayor Switches to G.O.P from Democratic Party: Mayor Eric Johnson’s decision to change parties was surprising for its timing, but it appeared in line with ...
nytimes.com/2023/09/22/us/eric-johnson-dallas-mayor-republican.html
Quick Glance: Dallas Mayor Joins GOP, Criticizes Democratic Policies
- Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced his party switch and will now serve as a Republican-affiliated mayor in the blue-leaning city.
- In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, he criticized his former party for 'exacerbated crime and homelessness'. 'The future of America’s great urban centers depends on the willingness of the nation’s mayors to champion law and order and practice fiscal conservatism,' Johnson wrote.
- President Joe Biden won Dallas County by over 30 points in the 2020 election.
- The Texas Democratic Party issued a scathing statement, accusing Johnson of being dishonest with Dallas voters.
Texas AG Ken Paxton goes on trial after being impeached: What to know: The state's top lawyer denies abusing his office.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton's Impeachment Trial Will Test State Republicans: Paxton's trial on years of alleged corruption begins next week.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton wants to exclude unsworn testimony from impeachment: Impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton latest legal challenge in his upcoming ...
dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/08/02/texas-ag-paxton-wants-whistleblower-statements-tossed-from-impeachment-evidence/
Watch Out for Renewed GOP Assaults on No-Fault Divorce: In the bad old days, divorcing couples had to prove one of them was terrible (even if they weren’t) ...
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Border fight with Biden boosts Gov. Greg Abbott's national GOP profile: Despite condemnation from international humanitarian groups, Abbott presses forward with ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/biden-border-fight-boosts-greg-abbott-profile-18283035.php
Texas Republicans target TCU course ‘Queer Art of Drag’ in fundraising messages: The Texas GOP is using opposition to a TCU course called “The Queer Art of Drag” ...
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Paxton Impeachment in Texas Sidelines Prominent Biden Legal Foe: The conservative Texas attorney general, suspended after his impeachment by state lawmakers ...
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Billionaires back defenders of impeached Texas AG Paxton (Column): Oilmen who back GOP's religious right may have the votes to stop the removal of Ken Paxton.
houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/paxton-texas-attorney-general-impeach-bankroll-oil-18128430.php
Pride Month protests bigots who put LGBTQ people back in the closet: Bigots are marring Pride, calling LGBTQ people perverse and trying to put them back in the ...
houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/lgbtq-pride-rights-protest-family-18140404.php
Quick Glance: LGBTQ Community Celebrates Pride Despite Online and Offline Attacks
- Millions of LGBTQ Americans are participating in this year's Pride celebrations despite facing increasing online and offline attacks.
- By June 1, LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD had already documented eight cases of Pride events in 2023 that had to alter their plans due to threats of violence, according to spokesperson Angela Dallara.
- Online, terms such as 'groomer' - a stereotype that LGBTQ people are child groomers or pedophiles - have made the transition from the fringes to mainstream discourse.
- According to Kimberly Balsam, a psychology professor and LGBTQ-focused researcher at Palo Alto University, the harmful effects of online and offline attacks cannot be separated from each other.
Tony Buzbee says he will lead Ken Paxton’s impeachment defense: The boisterous and outspoken attorney will be matched against two legal icons who will prosecute ...
texastribune.org/2023/06/06/ken-paxton-impeach-tony-buzbee/
Ken Paxton Fighting for Conservative Causes Has Helped Him Survive Legal Woes: With the Texas House set to vote on his impeachment, Mr. Paxton is counting on ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/26/us/ken-paxton-texas.html
Quick Glance: Texas AG Ken Paxton Faces Bribery and Obstruction of Justice Charges
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing charges of bribery, obstruction of justice, and 18 other offenses after a vote by the state's Republican-dominated House of Representatives.
- Paxton, known for his support of far-right GOP legal battles over guns, abortion, and immigration, and his frequent opposition to the Biden administration, will be suspended immediately following the historic vote.
- The Texas Senate, also controlled by Republicans, will hold a trial to determine whether the three-term attorney general should be permanently removed from his position as the state's top law enforcement officer.
Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Exposed Long-Growing Rifts in Texas G.O.P.: The building conflict between moderates and hard-liners in one of the Republican Party’s ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/texas-republicans-ken-paxton-legislature.html
Ken Paxton impeachment: Updates on Texas’ embattled attorney general: A Texas House committee has filed 20 articles of impeachment, but it’s not yet clear when ...
texastribune.org/2023/05/26/ken-paxton-texas-impeachment-latest/
Meet the House impeachment managers who are taking aim at Ken Paxton: Led by Andrew Murr, a West Texas rancher and lawyer, and Ann Johnson, a former prosecutor ...
texastribune.org/2023/06/01/ken-paxton-impeachment-house-managers/
Bill to end DEI at Texas colleges in jeopardy from GOP split: Texas House and Senate split on plan to kill DEI programs on college campuses with just days to ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/article/dei-texas-gop-split-18114934.php
Texas House Rep. Bryan Slaton resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations - UPI.com
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Quick Glance: Texas Republican Resigns Following Alleged Sexual Relationship with Teen
- Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican known for introducing far-right legislation, including an anti-'grooming' bill to ban children from attending drag shows, resigned on Monday after a panel found he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 19-year-old intern.
- Slaton has led the charge against 'grooming' of minors in Texas.
- The bipartisan House committee determined this was, in fact, the case, writing that the lawmaker 'engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a subordinate.'
- 'This is just going to the grooming, the sexualization of our children,' he told OANN last year after introducing a bill to ban kids from attending drag shows.
Texas Democrats delay debate on banning transition-related care for kids: Senate Bill 14 spurred protests that led to altercations with state police earlier this ...
texastribune.org/2023/05/05/texas-trans-kids-health-care-ban/
Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates transgender care at Dell Children’s in Austin: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into treatments ...
dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2023/05/05/texas-ag-ken-paxton-investigates-transgender-care-at-dell-childrens-in-austin/
Key takeaways from Harlan Crow’s interview on Clarence Thomas: The Dallas billionaire believes media coverage over the past several weeks has been a “political ...
dallasnews.com/business/2023/04/17/fact-checking-harlan-crows-interview-with-the-dallas-morning-news-on-clarence-thomas/
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been accused of additional financial disclosure violations.
- Thomas reportedly claimed that he was paid between $50,000 and $100,000 per year by a Nebraska real estate company established up by his controversial wife, Ginni Thomas, in the latest ethical blow for the conservative justice.
- It was replaced by a new firm that took over its land-leasing operation, but Clarence Thomas reported income from the prior company.
- Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is shown on Oct. 7, 2022, outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
- Thomas neglected to declare three property sales to Crow a decade ago, including his elderly mother's home in Savannah, Ga.
Texas Senate passes ban on medical treatments for transgender youth: The bill, which would bar physicians from providing puberty blockers, hormone therapy or ...
dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/04/04/texas-senate-passes-ban-on-medical-treatments-for-transgender-youth/
Republican Party split in county forces closing of Conroe headquarters: The split among the Montgomery County Republican Party has resulted in the closing of the ...
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Texas congressman who broke with GOP is censured: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was censured Saturday in a rare move by his ...
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GOP-censured Rep. Tony Gonzales keeps building his own brand in D.C.: As Gonzales emerges as a key figure in Republicans’ slim House majority ...
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Tony Gonzales defiant as he faces censure for breaking with GOP: The censure resolution cites Gonzales’ rejection of a border security proposal by fellow Texas ...
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Texas Republican Party Censures Uvalde Rep. Tony Gonzales for Vote on Gun Safety: The state organization cited five instances in which Rep. Tony Gonzales did not ...
thedailybeast.com/texas-republican-party-censures-uvalde-rep-tony-gonzales-for-vote-on-gun-safety
Quick Glance: Scoop: Trump to criticize "Bush Republicans" at CPAC
- Kari Lake, who ran unsuccessfully for governor of Arizona in November, kisses a portrait of former President Trump after speaking at CPAC in National Harbor, Maryland, yesterday.
- In his speech at CPAC on Saturday, former President Trump plans to draw a sharp ideological contrast between his MAGA movement and Bush-era Republicans, and will urge GOP voters to finish the job of remaking the party by supporting him for president.
- What they're saying: "Trump has completely remade the party since he's become president," according to another Trump aide.
- Between the lines: Trump intends to intensify his attacks on Florida Gov. Rick Scott in the coming days.
GOP challenger launches RINO hunting ad at Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales: Gonzales was censured this month by the Republican Party of Texas for “lack of fidelity" to ...
expressnews.com/politics/article/gop-challenger-launches-rino-hunting-ad-texas-17838480.php
GOP Rep. Facing Censure Over Votes Supporting Gun Safety, Gay Marriage: Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales' district includes the Uvalde school targeted in a mass shooting ...
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Texas congressman's breaks with GOP could lead to censure: Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is facing a rare potential censure back home over votes ...
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After censure, Rep. Tony Gonzales tells Texas GOP to buzz off: Gonzales' tweet came after the Texas Republican Party censured him for his votes on same-sex ...
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The Republican Party of Texas launched a striking attack on one of its own this week, state House Speaker Dade Phelan, sparking a backlash from some ... Show more
Abbott expected to highlight school vouchers in State of the State: Despite opposition in the Texas House, Abbott has buy-in from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and a ...
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Dan Patrick joins Gov. Abbott in targeting diversity hiring programs: Momentum is also building in the Texas House, where the Freedom Caucus announced defunding ...
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Conservative-backed rules changes fail in Texas House: The House on Wednesday sidestepped several proposals from the Republican majority’s right flank ...
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Dan Patrick takes aim at two Republicans who crossed him: Patrick has made no qualms in the past about bending arms or using public pressure to get other state ...
texastribune.org/2023/01/27/texas-dan-patrick-senate-legislature-steve-toth-chris-paddie/
Texas GOP launches radio attack ads against House Speaker Phelan: The radio ad, which criticizes Phelan for appointing Democratic committee chairs, prompted...
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Why Greg Abbott is missing from 2024 presidential buzz: Trump looms over GOP presidential nomination fight, dissuading dozens of Republicans who...
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