Most of the “Trump Train” supporters have officially beaten voter intimidation allegations in a civil trial after a federal jury decided that they weren’t financially liable for swarming a Joe Biden-Kamala Harris campaign bus on Interstate 35 in 2020. Well, all except one. A lone Trump supporter, however, has been ordered to pay tens of […]
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Texas Agency Spammed by ‘Bee Movie’ Scripts, Gay Porn Over Anti-Trans Policies
Oh noooooooo. In a devastating turn of events, LGBTQIA+ advocates have begun email-spamming the state with links to sex toys, porn, and the entire script from the cult-classic absurd animated film “Bee Movie” over a new anti-trans policy, which banned Texans from changing the sex listed on their driver’s licenses, according to KUT. Texas Attorney […]
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Sorry But You Can’t Bring Your Guns to the State Fair
If you’re going to the State Fair of Texas next week, you’ll have to keep your assault rifles at home. Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to stop a gun ban from taking effect when the fair opens next week, the Associated Press reported. (There was a shooting […]
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The State Fair of Texas Really Doesn’t Want You to Bring Guns
Should we be able to pack pistols at the State Fair of Texas? A judge heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against the City of Dallas, which banned firearms at the event. Paxton has sued the city and the beloved State Fair of Texas, alleging that the ban […]
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Cruz, GOP Splurge on Ads Peddling Anti-LGBTQIA+ Hate
Texas may not be a battleground state, but Republicans are making sure their anti-LGBTQIA+ messaging reaches voters, according to the Texas Tribune. To that end, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and the Republican Party of Texas have coordinated to buy $6.7 million in ads, the biggest of the campaign to widen his narrow lead over Democratic […]
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Why Did This Dem Club Host an Accused Sexual Harasser? ‘He Came with a Check.’
A Houston-area political club came under fire on Monday after inviting Democratic state Sen. Borris Miles — who has been accused of sexual harassment, including groping and forcible kissing, by at least six women — to a weekend fundraiser. The Meyerland Democrats Club “get out the vote” event was attended by several other Democratic lawmakers, […]
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Texas Republican Tried (and Failed) to Get College Polling Sites Removed
You can’t win ‘em all. The GOP’s latest target in its never-ending quest to make it harder for (certain) people to vote — polling sites at the University of Texas at Arlington and other campuses — slipped through its grasp this week. Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare, a Republican, tried to get early voting sites removed […]
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Elon Musk Secretly Funded ‘Pedophile’ Fliers, Attack Ads Against Texas Prosecutor
Elon Musk, the Austin-based father of (at least) 12 children who creepily offered to impregnate Taylor Swift earlier this week, secretly funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in an unsuccessful attempt to remove Travis County District Attorney José Garza from office, according to a blockbuster Wall Street Journal exclusive. Musk — who runs Tesla, SpaceX, […]
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Marine Dad: Ted Cruz ‘Didn’t Lift a Finger’ When My Son Was Captive
Don’t mess with a Texas dad. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz may be learning the hard way after his work (or lack thereof) to help free a Marine who was wrongfully detained in Russia in 2019. Joey Reed promised to make sure Cruz would be voted out of office after his son Trevor, a Marine veteran […]
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Inside the Battle to Keep Religion Out of Texas Schools
Every few months, as dependable as the scorching Texas heat or as dastardly as the Christmas Grinch, the Freedom from Religion Foundation sends out some small news blip, an outmatched David’s shot across the bow in the Goliathan battle against religion in Texas classrooms. Last month, it took the form of a successful effort to […]