Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, parroting President Donald Trump, has recently taken to calling news coverage he dislikes “fake news.” As a distraction, it works. When it comes to transparency, the Texas Senate’s recent moves to restrict media coverage are in line with Patrick’s order to the Legislative Budget Board to suppress staff reports – a […]
Amid accusations of fake news, phony organizations help AG Paxton in felony case
by Scott on February 21, 2017 in Dan Patrick, Journalism, Politics, Texas
One Would Think the Tea Party Would be Outraged by What the Texas AG is Said to Have Done
by Scott on August 12, 2015 in Joe Straus, Politics, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas
The three-count felony indictment handed up by a grand jury in very-Republican Collin County against Attorney General Ken Paxton has sparked some wild conspiracy theories but yielded little, if any, consistency from some of Paxton’s fellow Tea Party patriots. Employees of Tim Dunn’s Empower Texans, a self-proclaimed conservative group, have tried to make the case […]
NBC 5 in DFW reports Texas AG Ken Paxton has been indicted
by Scott on August 1, 2015 in Dallas, Tea Party, Texas
From the report by NBC 5 in DFW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been indicted on three charges by a grand jury in Collin County, two people close to the case told NBC 5 on Saturday. The indictments were issued on Tuesday and immediately sealed, the sources said, adding they are set to be […]
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