Lina Hidalgo Alleged to Have Misused Government Resources Again
The Texas Ethics Commission will review allegations that Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo illegally misused government resources after Hidalgo used her official Harris County Twitter account to promote IWillVote.com- a website run by the Democratic National Committee. Hidalgo’s tweet, which was posted on October 4 and included a video of Hidalgo promoting IWillVote.com, has since […]
Self-Described “Anticapitalist” Prison Abolitionist Among Biggest Donors to Radical PAC
A California heiress who has described herself as an “anticapitalist” who wants to abolish prisons has established herself as one of the largest donors to a radical Political Action Committee that is working to elect Democrats across Texas. Rachel Gelman, an Oakland, California resident and heiress to the Levi Strauss family fortune, donated $100,000 to […]
Harris County Set to Spend $250k for Graffiti Art Amid Massive Tax Hike
Harris County Commissioners Court, which approved a property tax hike of nearly 10% last month, is set to approve a $250,000 expenditure to have a graffiti artist paint murals at the County’s juvenile detention center. The agenda for the October 8 meeting of the Harris County Commissioners Court includes an item that states, “Request for approval of […]
State Fair Gun Ban Remains in Place as Justices Call Out AG’s Office
The State Fair of Texas’ new policy prohibiting attendees from carrying firearms at the Fair will remain in place after the Texas Supreme Court denied an attempt by the Texas Attorney General’s office to halt the ban- and took the Attorney General’s office to task in the process. The litigation involving the State Fair’s gun […]
Democrat Ft. Bend County Judge Indicted for Fake Racism Hoax
KP George, the Democrat County Judge of Ft. Bend County, was indicted yesterday on a charge of misrepresentation of identity in a campaign communication. It is alleged that George was involved in the posting of racist social media comments on his Facebook page under the alias “Antonio Scalywag,” which George then used as the basis […]
Donations to Texas GOP Down 88% Last Month Compared to 2020
A new campaign finance report filed by the Republican Party of Texas with the Federal Election Commission last week painted a bleak picture of the Party’s financial and organizational situation ahead of the November general election. The report, which covered the month of August, showed that the Party’s federal account raised just $75,221.93 from individual donors […]
Republican Adam Hinojosa Secures Major Endorsements in SD 27 Rematch
Republican State Senate candidate Adam Hinojosa, seeking a rematch against Democrat State Senator Morgan LaMantia, has announced major endorsements over the last few weeks, demonstrating his significant momentum in the campaign. In 2022, Hinojosa earned 49.81% of the vote in his race against LaMantia for State Senate District 27. The South Texas Senate District encompasses […]
FACT CHECK: Prosecutors Can Still Enforce Election Fraud Laws
Last week, the Court of Criminal Appeals issued a decision in the case of Ex Parte Robbie Gail Charette, which concerned the criminal enforcement of campaign and ethics disclosure laws that are also under the jurisdiction of the Texas Ethics Commission. In a 6-3 opinion authored by Judge Michelle Slaughter, the majority of the Court of Criminal Appeals […]
County GOP Leaders Sound Alarm About State Party’s Dysfunction
A group of Republican county chairs has published an open letter to Republican Party of Texas State Chairman Abraham George and members of the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) raising serious concerns about the financial condition of the state party and the state party’s unpreparedness for the upcoming general election. Organized by Travis County Republican Party Chairman […]
“America is a S***hole,” Says Keynote Speaker for Texas House Candidate
David Lowe, the Republican nominee for Texas House District 91, will be hosting an event next week featuring a keynote speaker with a history of incendiary social media posts attacking America and various Republican politicians. The speaker, Jeff Younger, is an activist who unsuccessfully ran for the Texas House in 2022. Younger was an outspoken supporter of […]