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Chris Smith Led 128 Republicans in Asking for a Federal Probe of Planned Parenthood. They Asked Whether It 'Illegally Received $88 Million.' Nobody Has Found That.
Chris Smith co-led a 128-Republican letter — signed by 103 Republicans on this site — asking HHS's inspector general to investigate Planned Parenthood. It describes an SBA eligibility review of pandemic loans as a probe into whether affiliates 'illegally received $88 million' — months after the last attack on Planned Parenthood's funding closed nearly 30 clinics.
Ken Paxton Sued to Strip Transgender Protections. Texas Stayed in the Case Until a Judge Erased the Rule Protecting Disabled People's Care at Home.
Texas v. Kennedy began as a fight over transgender people. Ken Paxton's Texas was one of five states that stayed in after most others quit — and a judge has now erased the rule telling states to serve disabled people in their homes instead of institutions.
A $250,000 Gift to Ken Paxton's Super PAC Came From 'Paul McLaren.' He Doesn't Exist. The Real Donor's Father Got a Trump Pardon Paxton Backed.
A super PAC backing Ken Paxton reported a $250,000 check from a Plano 'entrepreneur' who doesn't live there, at an address that is a rented mailbox. The money came from the son of a family friend whose tax-fraud pardon Paxton helped win.
Monica De La Cruz Is Running an Ad About Helping a DACA Family. A Petition to Protect DACA Recipients Needs One More Signature, and She Won't Sign It.
De La Cruz's new campaign ad features the wife of a DACA recipient ICE arrested on his way to see his newborn in the NICU. The discharge petition to force a vote on the American Dream and Promise Act sits at 217 of 218 — and her office says she doesn't sign discharge petitions.
Ken Paxton Left About 730 Workdays Blank as Attorney General. His Out-of-State Trips Cost Texas Taxpayers at Least $1.9 Million.
An Associated Press review of Ken Paxton's calendars and security bills found more than 275 out-of-state trips — Napa wineries, ski towns, Europe, Mar-a-Lago — while his official calendar sat empty for about 730 workdays. Texans paid at least $1.9 million for his security on the road. A ProPublica-Texas Tribune review later found nearly 1,000 trips with his security detail since 2015, costing $3.3 million, with only 1 in 6 tied to state business.
Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton Still Haven't Agreed to a Single Debate. Tom Cotton Is Skipping Arkansas TV's Debates for One on a Christian Conservative Network.
Five weeks before Election Day, Greg Abbott hasn't accepted a debate with Gina Hinojosa, Ken Paxton has committed to none after promising 'of course' he'd debate James Talarico, and Tom Cotton is sitting out Arkansas TV's debates in favor of one hosted by Salem Media.
Brandon Herrera Said COVID 'Wasn't Bad Enough' Because It Didn't Kill More Fat People. He Wants to Represent San Antonio.
On a 2022 podcast that resurfaced last week, Brandon Herrera said COVID 'wasn't bad enough' and that a disease that 'unfairly targeted' fat people was something he was 'here for.' In the same interview he said most people in San Antonio are ugly. He is the Republican nominee in a district that includes part of the city.
Greg Abbott's $12 Million Ad Says Gina Hinojosa Voted 40 Times to Raise Property Taxes. His Other Ad Admits the State Doesn't Levy Property Taxes.
Greg Abbott is spending $12 million on an ad claiming his opponent 'voted to' raise property taxes 40 times. The Houston Chronicle found she never directly voted to raise property taxes — the 40 votes were votes on seven GOP bills limiting local governments and their amendments, and Abbott's own second ad says only local governments levy property taxes.