Ken Paxton Watch
May 1, 2024
Ken Paxton Takes Manhattan
The attorney general has done everything in his power to avoid being in a courtroom. Then came the Trump trial.
Donald Trump
Politics & Policy
October 11, 2023
Will Hurd Was Both Too Late and Too Early to Run as an Anti-Trump Moderate
Once a rising star in the Republican Party, the former congressman’s pitch as a “common-sense” Republican didn’t resonate with today’s GOP.
Politics & Policy
March 24, 2023
Why Is Donald Trump Kicking Off His 2024 Campaign in Waco?
During the thirtieth anniversary of the Branch Davidian tragedy, no less.
News & Politics
December 5, 2022
The Untold Story of the Insular Texas Family That Invaded the U.S. Capitol
The Munns became a national curiosity after five of them were indicted for participating in the insurrection. But the full scope of their malignant behavior is little known—including to the federal prosecutors tasked with investigating their crimes.
Politics & Policy
August 22, 2022
How True the Vote Fabricates Claims of Election Fraud, for Fun and Profit
Gregg Phillips, a former Texas official who claims that “2,000 mules” stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump, has raised millions of dollars to chase nonexistent fraudulent votes.