The shitshow circus came to town.
I’d rather spork out my own eyes pic.twitter.com/hKhsEl9gzT
— shauna (@goldengateblond) February 19, 2022
.@RepMTG, @CawthornforNC, and @realMikeLindell walk into a Houston suburb ... https://t.co/7i2wWrasxo #TX2022 #HouNews
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) February 22, 2022
Beginning today with the ridiculousness of those who seek to be our representatives in Washington in the House of the People. See if you can spot the irony that Chip Roy cannot.
.@chiproytx endorsed @LouieGohmertTX1 for AG during a Gohmert event Monday in the Austin area > https://t.co/AgbMBVS61f
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) February 22, 2022
Experts say they have identified the originators of the QAnon political cosplay conspiracy hobby. One is running for Congress. https://t.co/ws8QicrXbC
— Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal (@BudKennedy) February 19, 2022
Yes, we're eaten up with stupid down here in Deep-In-The-Hearta. Some folks say it's because we don't vote. I say it's because the wrong folks do.
A sitting judge in Texas's highest criminal court says here that he can't definitively say who won the 2020 election.
— Taniel (@Taniel) February 17, 2022
And somehow he's still targeted by the Trumpian right looking to game elections.
That gives you a sense of what's going on in Texas. https://t.co/fQpclIsdZR
When I started this Wrangle, Dan Patrick was the state's worst offender among his foul, rotten ilk. (My, how quickly things change.) The Beast thinks Patrick's mail ballot shenanigans are as likely to have affected his party's voters as they have the Donks. That's possible, but I doubt whether he cares. Fucking with people and things is what he does, be it friend, foe, or someone/something in-between.
New — Inside @DanPatrick's push for more power this cycle, w/ Trump's ear. The lieutenant governor...
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) February 18, 2022
- encouraged Rick Perry to run for gov last yr.
- has raised alarms that he's meddling in Paxton/Miller primaries
- was behind Trump's anti-Phelan crusade https://t.co/MbhvfgToVM
Lots of insiders speaking off the record in that story.
Lt Gov @DanPatrick’s big week: Endangering his own voters’ ballots, threatening UT on race theory #txlege https://t.co/Ttyyo1Xl3h
— Bud Kennedy / #ReadLocal (@BudKennedy) February 18, 2022
But did he have a bad week? I suppose it remains to be seen.
I'll have to go longer on Governor Helen Wheels and Attorney General Lazy Eye in another post because they have disgraced themselves further even since I began to compile this one.
New: The whistleblowers fired from Ken Paxton's offense are speaking out for the first time. They say Paxton is misleading Texans about his bribery and abuse of office allegations on the campaign trail. Read: https://t.co/mTFYFZ2JKq via @TexasTribune
— James Barragán 🌟 (@James_Barragan) February 21, 2022
A year after historic freeze, Texas AG Ken Paxton won’t say where price-gouging investigations stand https://t.co/3n5fe5I63i via @morrisreports
— Mede Nix (@medenix) February 18, 2022
NEW: Texas @GovAbbott tells agencies to investigate gender-affirming care for transgender kids as abuse.
— Lauren McGaughy 🌟 (@lmcgaughy) February 23, 2022
But the effect of his directive is unclear, as advocates express confusion, agencies remain largely mum and some prosecutors refuse to act. https://t.co/LiPcEJs5NK #txlege
Ted Nugent calls out Greg Abbott in new ad backing primary challenger Allen West https://t.co/cBc9BY7aYJ
— Laredo Morning Times (@lmtnews) February 17, 2022
"You know what, we have a pretty good governor down here in Greg Abbott," Nugent says in the short video shared on West's Twitter. "I worked hard to get him elected. But if you were a pretty good bass player you couldn't be in my band. Pretty good doesn't cut it."
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Stephen Willeford, an NRA firearm training instructor who shot the Sutherland Springs church shooter in 2017, also announced his endorsement of West this week. “His beliefs regarding the constitution, gun rights, border policy, and fiscal conservatism are the values that will continue to guide Texas in the right direction,” Willeford said in a statement released Tuesday.
Today in the anti-@GregAbbott_TX primary:
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) February 22, 2022
- New dramatic, all-text TV ad from @DonHuffines: https://t.co/v1i04OFlbD
- Inbox: "@AllenWest and Ted Nugent will be joining the American Truckers Freedom Convoy/Frontline Truckers as they travel across the state of Texas." #TXGOV
As Texas Guard members seek to unionize, Gov. Abbott's GOP rivals pouncehttps://t.co/qeNPWujplI
— Carolyn Dumas (@CarolynDumas4) February 19, 2022
Mexico to Sen. Cruz: At Least Our Candidates Accept Defeat https://t.co/4VTSOrDUjH
— NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) February 18, 2022
And last, the local yokels.
One of the 19 Austin police officers accused of using excessive force on 2020 protestors is running for the Texas House. Indictments pursued by the Democratic district attorney could actually help the Republican’s legislative campaign. https://t.co/yc8hMGDyvR
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) February 19, 2022
Double Life Of Texas Lawmaker Comes Into Focus In Colorado https://t.co/C4Ljuu5jvO via @RANewsTX #txlege
— RA News (@RANewsTX) February 21, 2022
🚨@GregTravisforTX admits to @GrooganFox26 he was the person captured on video taking down #HD133 GOP foe Shelley Barineau’s campaign sign. Travis initially claims it was placed illegally on city land. Not so, says property owner & @HouPublicWorks. https://t.co/QlFVViTCM8
— Jasper Scherer (@jaspscherer) February 18, 2022
A member of the nonpartisan local school board in Southlake, Texas, will be a featured speaker at CPAC later this month, sharing the stage with some folks famous for spreading Covid misinformation and backing Trump’s stolen election lie. They include … pic.twitter.com/hXTMJKTHIZ
— Mike Hixenbaugh (@Mike_Hixenbaugh) February 21, 2022
I have more to add but not the will to do so. Social justice, environmental, and calm-me-downs are in the queue.