The COVID-19 death toll — at 215,000 so far in the United States — should make pretty clear how important it is for elected leaders to follow the science on public health issues. But too many Texas Republicans have aligned themselves with ideological extremists and conspiracy theorists who are undermining an effective public health response […]
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Texas Republicans Are Promoting Racist and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories
As protests against police racism and brutality continue to sweep across the country, the Texas Republican Party faces a growing scandal over racist and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories posted to social media by elected party officials at local and state levels. It’s time for Texas voters to clean house. […]
The Party Platform Confirms It: Culture Warriors Still Control the Texas GOP
In case you didn’t know, the religious right still has the Texas Republican Party firmly in its grip. Just check out the platform adopted at the party convention this month. You’ll see all the confirmation you need. […]
Travis County GOP Really, Really Wants You to Know the Orlando Shooter Was a Democrat
The folks over at the Travis County Republican Party seem to think they have stumbled on an important scoop regarding the Orlando massacre. Check out the tweets. […]
Remember the Alamo: TX GOP Platform — Conspiracy Theory Edition
Every two years the Texas Freedom Network takes a look at the Texas Republican Party platform because, as we say around here, that platform has become a biennial exercise in extremism. For several cycles now, the platform has been co-opted by far-right activists, and each platform can tend to look like a love letter to the extreme […]
