Fact Check: Kitzman’s Work Legal Under AG Precedent
2019 Paxton Opinion Confirms Legislators May Be Independent Contractors for Political Subdivisions Recent articles published by the advocacy organization Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and an allied website, Texas Scorecard, insinuate that State Representative Stan Kitzman’s professional relationship with the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District violates the Texas Constitution. The Texas Voice has reviewed the allegations, applicable law, and relevant […]
“Strong Borders” Group with Links to Notorious Antisemite Joins Trial Lawyer-Aligned Effort Against SB 30
Texans for Strong Borders, an organization led by an associate of notorious antisemitic and white nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes, has launched an effort aligned with liberal personal injury trial lawyers against Senate Bill 30. This legislation, a priority of Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, passed the Texas Senate on Wednesday on a vote of 20-11, with […]
FACT CHECK: Prosecutors Can Still Enforce Election Fraud Laws
Last week, the Court of Criminal Appeals issued a decision in the case of Ex Parte Robbie Gail Charette, which concerned the criminal enforcement of campaign and ethics disclosure laws that are also under the jurisdiction of the Texas Ethics Commission. In a 6-3 opinion authored by Judge Michelle Slaughter, the majority of the Court of Criminal Appeals […]
Texas Scorecard Writer Was Presidential Elector for Anti-Trump Conspiracy Theorist
A writer whose articles have appeared frequently on the website “Texas Scorecard” served as a Presidential Elector in 2020 for write-in candidate Robert Morrow, an anti-Trump conspiracy theorist. Morrow, who gained some level of notoriety in 2016 after his surprise election as Chairman of the Travis County Republican Party, is also notorious for making sexually […]
Inside the Pale Horse Playbook
A group of activists in Colorado, including a former Republican candidate for Governor, have turned to the controversial Texas-based political consulting firm Pale Horse Strategies to create what one critic described as a “profiteering shadow party” in their state. As first reported by Heidi Beedle with the Colorado Times Record, Heidi Ganahl- a businesswoman and former […]
Texas Scorecard-Aligned Candidate Insults GOP Grassroots
A candidate for Chair of the Harris County Republican Party who has aligned himself with the website Texas Scorecard has made repeated comments denigrating the grassroots party activists he seeks to lead. In a text message and audio recording obtained by The Texas Voice, Houston businessman Bobby Orr expressed particular contempt for Republican women. In a […]