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
AgendaWise blogger under fire after saying female lobbyists and reporters are “whores”
by Scott on January 30, 2015 in Politics, Texas
Quite a few women who work in and around the Texas Capitol have taken note this week of what can only be described as a sexist and bizarre blog written by Weston Hicks of the website AgendaWise. Hicks described women in the lobby and female reporters as “whores,” legislative staffers as “oxen,” and suggested there […]
Anti-Pojman Site Apparently Created by Company Linked to Empower Texans
by Scott on September 28, 2014 in Abortion, Politics, Texas
Note: This story was originally published on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. The conservative website recently launched with the express purpose of attacking a longtime pro-life advocate has apparent links to the conservative group Empower Texans and many of the candidates the group endorses. The site takes […]
Battle Over Dark Money Erupts at the Texas Capitol
by Scott on May 3, 2014 in Politics, Texas
This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there for daily coverage of Texas politics and government. By Scott Braddock and Harvey Kronberg Senior state lawmakers from both parties made it clear this past week that Gov. Perry’s veto of a dark money bill last session and Sen. Ted Cruz’s criticism of their […]
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