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Senior writer @TexasMonthly. Formerly Texas Trib & Houston Chron. Helped expose the Southern Baptist abuse crisis. Send me music.
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Ken Paxton Is Acting Like He Thinks He Could Lose

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By Robert Downen Verified
| Texas Monthly Verified
Ken Paxton was feeling good. The day after securing Donald Trump’s endorsement in his primary race against John Cornyn, the soon-to-be-crowned U.S. Senate nominee was onstage at a Katy barbecue joint, riffing like a crowd-work comedian and surveying staffers on potential nicknames for the Democratic nominee, James Talarico. “Six-Gender Jimmy,” one campaign worker suggested. “Low-T Talarico,” chimed another. Paxton liked them all, but had his own: “Tofu Talarico,” he said with a grin.
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He Sees Politics as a Spiritual Battle Against Demonic Forces. Now He’s Advising the Governor.

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By Robert Downen Verified
| Texas Monthly Verified
This month, Governor Greg Abbott raised concerns among voting-rights groups by appointing Nate Schatzline, a two-term Texas House member, to a senior advisory role on “election integrity” policy. Schatzline is a longtime proponent of debunked “Stop the Steal”–style claims: Last year he argued that fraud was central to the theft of the 2020 presidential election and proposed bills that would have further restricted voting access in Texas.
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This Texas Nominee Keeps Peddling Fascist Conspiracy Theories. State GOP Leaders Are Silent.

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By Robert Downen Verified
| Texas Monthly Verified
Last week Bo French, the Republican nominee for the Railroad Commission of Texas, sent out a bizarre fundraising email. Framed as a reminder of the 108th anniversary of the Communist overthrow of Russia, the email included an AI-generated image of his Democratic opponent, Jon Rosenthal, smiling in the chambers where the country’s then-ruling Romanov family was executed in 1918.
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