Texas families ask Supreme Court to review state law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms

More than two dozen Texas families have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the state can require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The filing, coordinated by the ACLU and other civil-rights groups, comes after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ru

Assclown Alert: Screaming ‘socialism’ while Texas burns with Gov. Greg Abbott

Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. Gov. Greg Abbott is spending $10 million on TV ads to remind Texans that Democrats are scary socialists. Apparently, after more than a decade in the Governor’s Mansion, that’s the best argument he has left. The Republican incumbent’s massive

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claims ‘antifa merchandise’ given out at James Talarico rally

Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who’s running for reelection, alleged on social media Monday that “antifa merchandise” was distributed at a recent campaign rally for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico. In the Facebook post — which doesn’t provide details about his claims, a link to a n

Republican strategist blasts Ken Paxton as ‘fundamentally flawed’

During a weekend political roundup show, veteran GOP strategist Susan Del Percio accused Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton of turning off Texas voters on both sides of the aisle. “He is just so fundamentally flawed, and he represents everything people are frustrated with [about politics],