BREAKING: Former Senior Paxton Aide Tied to Dark Money Group
The Texas Voice has learned that Murtaza Sutarwalla, a former senior aide to Attorney General Ken Paxton who was once law partners with current First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster, has been listed as a point of contact for the dark money advocacy group San Jacinto 2023. According to a document obtained by The Texas Voice, the […]
FACT CHECK: Is the Paxton Impeachment “Illegal”? No.
With the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton set to begin in the Texas Senate next week, Paxton’s attorneys and allies have argued that Paxton’s impeachment is “illegal” because most of the acts cited in the Articles of Impeachment occurred before the start of Paxton’s current term which began this January. But is […]
Texas Young Republicans Condemn Rinaldi, End RPT Partnership
At their state convention last week, the Texas Young Republican Federation passed a resolution formally ending their partnership with the Republican Party of Texas. In a statement signed by Texas Young Republican Federation Chairman Emeritus Joacim Hernandez and Chairman Derrick Wilson, the Young Republicans cited Republican Party of Texas State Chairman Matt Rinaldi’s “troubling actions” against their […]
FLASHBACK: Sid Miller Accused Paxton of “Betrayal,” Touted Reagan’s “11th Commandment”
In recent weeks, Texas Agriculture Sid Miller has become increasingly vocal in his attacks against members of the Texas House, vowing to engage in “the greatest RINO hunt in Texas Republican primary history.” Miller’s new tone is a stark departure from comments he made as a member of the Texas House, defending then-Speaker Joe Straus […]
Texas Scorecard Acknowledges It Lied About Klick (Sort Of)
Yesterday, The Texas Voice wrote about a factually inaccurate article posted by Texas Scorecard regarding State Representative Stephanie Klick. As originally published, the Texas Scorecard article claimed that Klick had voted for HB 2843 to legalize casino gambling in Texas. Had Texas Scorecard cared enough about the accuracy of its reporting to fact check its article by looking […]
Texas Scorecard Lies About Klick’s Record
The “Texas Scorecard” website proclaims to be “Always trustworthy, with the facts in context.” However, a recent article regarding a Republican primary challenger to State Representative Stephanie Klick contains false statements of fact regarding Klick’s record. It is the latest in a string of articles published by Texas Scorecard that had either misleading or demonstrably false information. […]
Paxton Awarded Potentially Lucrative Contracts to Former Senior Aide’s Firm
As Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton often touted the litigation brought by his office against big tech giants. However, the potentially lucrative contracts awarded by Paxton to outside law firms to handle litigation against Google and Facebook could come at a high cost to Texas taxpayers. One of the beneficiaries of these contracts is Zina […]
Paid Pro-Paxton Tweets May Violate Texas Law
A series of tweets posted by social media influencers in support of embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are the product of a paid social media campaign. In a thread posted to Twitter yesterday by Current Revolt, it was revealed that the social media marketing company Influenceable offered to pay social media influencers in its network $50 for “1 original […]
“Never Trump” Political Consultant Launches Bid for RNC Committeewoman
Randan Steinhauser, an Austin-area political consultant and former member of the State Republican Executive Committee, recently launched a campaign for Republican National Committeewoman from Texas. The incumbent Texas National Committeewoman, Toni Anne Dashiell, has announced plans to seek re-election to the position at the Republican Party of Texas state convention next year. Steinhauser and her […]
Sheila Jackson Lee Accepted $12,000 in Illegal Corporate Contributions
A review of campaign finance reports by The Texas Voice has discovered that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, currently a candidate for Mayor of Houston, accepted $12,000 in illegal corporate contributions for her mayoral campaign. The discovery of the illegal corporate contributions comes on the heels of reports from the Houston Landing and other media outlets that Jackson […]