Texas Monthly senior writer focused on the far right, Christian nationalism and the billionaires funding them. Helped expose the Southern Baptist abuse crisis. Send me music.
When I say "Texans are the driving force of Christian nationalism": Here's Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick echoing a call by Plano's Kelly Shackelford that Aledo activist David Barton's ideas be brought to Trump, at a hearing of the DOJ's Religious Liberty Commission held at Harlan Crow's Dallas mansion.
“Their 14-month-old daughter, Giovanni, was found crying beside her mother’s body in southern Guatemala.”
Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportationsThe couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.www.stlpr.orgBackground:
Robert DownenIn the last week, a GOP nominee for statewide office: -Apparently invoked the conspiracy theory that led to the Holocaust -Called to round up Chinese people -Quoted an obscure white nationalist novel -Called the nonworking "low IQ parasites" We asked GOP leaders to respond. None did. (Gift link).
In the last week, a GOP nominee for statewide office: -Apparently invoked the conspiracy theory that led to the Holocaust -Called to round up Chinese people -Quoted an obscure white nationalist novel -Called the nonworking "low IQ parasites" We asked GOP leaders to respond. None did. (Gift link).
A GOP Nominee for Texas Office Keeps Peddling Fascist IdeasBo French was once criticized by members of his party for his offensive posts. Now that he’s the nominee for the Railroad Commission, they’re silent.www.texasmonthly.com
It wasn’t long ago that such views were largely relegated to the online backwater of the neo-Nazi movement or manifestos left by fascist mass shooters. Now, they're being spouted - with no blowback - by a Republican nominee for statewide office.
A GOP Nominee for Texas Office Keeps Peddling Fascist IdeasBo French was once criticized by members of his party for his offensive posts. Now that he’s the nominee for the Railroad Commission, they’re silent.www.texasmonthly.comIn the last week, a GOP nominee for statewide office: -Apparently invoked the conspiracy theory that led to the Holocaust -Called to round up Chinese people -Quoted an obscure white nationalist novel -Called the nonworking "low IQ parasites" We asked GOP leaders to respond. None did. (Gift link).
A GOP Nominee for Texas Office Keeps Peddling Fascist IdeasBo French was once criticized by members of his party for his offensive posts. Now that he’s the nominee for the Railroad Commission, they’re silent.www.texasmonthly.com
A Texas appeals court ruled the state did not provide any evidence that Houston midwife Maria Rojas violated the TX abortion ban. While a win, her low-cost clinics will likely not reopen. Bkgd @texasobserver.org: www.texasobserver.org/ken-paxton-p... Ruling: reproductiverights.org/wp-content/u...
Ken Paxton’s ‘Shoddy’ Prosecution of a Midwife Is Part of a Strategy to Expand His Power. Low-Income Houstonians Are Paying the Price.Maria Margarita Rojas is the first healthcare provider charged for abortion care under Texas’ strict criminal ban. Her attorneys say the state has no evidence—yet her clinics remain shuttered.www.texasobserver.orgHere's Bo French responding on Monday to a video of Black people in a restricted area of Yellowstone by quoting The Camp Of the Saints, a racist dystopian novel adored by fascists.
Robert DownenIn which Bo French, the openly racist candidate for Texas Railroad Commission, claims that his Jewish opponent has “much in common” with the Bolsheviks.
“It’s like two eras colliding. We used to be known for the tallest dinosaur. Now we’ll be known for the tallest power lines.” Took a break from the clergy abuse and Christian nationalism beat to write about the fight against powerlines and data centers in the Dinosaur Capital of Texas. (Gift link):
“It’s Like Two Eras Colliding”: The Fight Against Power Lines in the Dinosaur Capital of TexasVisitors come from across the country to see prehistoric prints at Dinosaur Valley State Park. Locals are fighting to preserve the view.www.texasmonthly.com
