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Paxton Wants To Shut Beto PAC Down

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has stepped up pressure over Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s Powered by People PAC. Like Trump, he’s going after the left’s money when they misbehave, and now he’s asking for Powered by People to be shut … Continue reading →

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Who Says You Can Redistrict Mid-Decade? The Supreme Court

Since the Constitution talks about having a census every ten years, some have interpreted this to mean redistricting can only occur every ten years, making Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s mid-decade redistricting plan unconstitutional. You know who says that idea is … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For August 8, 2025

The redistricting wars escalate to previously unseen heights, Paxton launches investigation of Democratic orgs backing the quorum busters, Ukraine hits a lot more Russian infrastructure, another spite prosecution from Travis County’s Soros-baked DA, and Saturday Night Live is just as … Continue reading →

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Special Session Agenda: Flood, THC, Redistricting

People were wondering what agenda items Texas Governor Greg Abbott would lay out for the forthcoming special session, and now we know. Gov. Greg Abbott has officially released the agenda for the upcoming special legislative session, identifying 18 items for … Continue reading →

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Blue State Exodus = Doom For Democrats

Of the many self-inflicted dooms besetting the Democratic Party, the blue state exodus gets talked about far less than Trump Derangement Syndrome or the radical wokeness destroying the party (along with everything else it touches). But for a party that … Continue reading →

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Texas Gains 2 Congressional Seats, California, New York Lose 1 Each (With Some Thoughts On Texas Redistricting)

The 2020 Census results are out: Florida and Texas gained House seats while California and New York lost one seat each as a result of population shifts, according to the 2020 census results announced on Monday. Texas gained two House … Continue reading →

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A Look At The State-Level Democratic Crash

With the final results of the presidential race still up in the air, let’s look at the horrible job the Democratic Party did in down-ballot races. Let’s start with Florida: After suffering crushing losses from the top of the ballot … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Validates (Most) Texas Redistricting

“Most” in this case means that the Supreme Court sided with Texas in Abbot v. Perez for 10 out of 11 disputed districts: Extinguishing the possibility that Texas could be placed back under federal electoral supervision, the U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Decision Texas Fallout

We’re already seeing some fallout from the Supreme Court’s Shelby County vs. Holder decision (the complete text of which is now online). According to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Voter ID law will take effect immediately. “With today’s decision, … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Limits Preclearance Provision of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court today limited use of the “preclearence” requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Hopefully I’ll have more details when the actual text of the decision is up later today. I also wonder if Texas might re-institute … Continue reading →

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