Texas Land Commissioner Jokes About Shooting Opponent (Again)
Gun-toting incumbent land commish Jerry Patterson is once again having a laugh over the idea of shooting his political opponents. This time, the target is Democratic candidate for agriculture...
View ArticlePatterson Calls For Investigation Into Combs' F1 Deal
Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson wants the Attorney General’s office to investigate whether Comptroller Susan Combs has the authority to commit taxpayer money to the Formula One races that could...
View ArticleLand Board to Transfer $300 Million to School Fund
The School Land Board voted Tuesday to release $300 million into the Available School Fund for public schools.The money will be released in two $150 million installments, one in February and the other...
View Article3 out of 4 Lt. Gov. Candidates Agree: Teach Creationism in Texas Schools
The four major Republican candidates for Texas Lieutenant Governor met in the first televised debate of the race last night.Current Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst faced off against the men who want his job:...
View ArticleFew Differences, Plenty of Attacks at GOP Lt. Governor's Debate
The four Republican candidates for Texas Lieutenant Governor met last night in a debate broadcast across the state. And, as it’s been through the months leading up to the March primaries, the hour-long...
View ArticleWhy Did Jerry Patterson Hire a Private Eye to Snoop on Dan Patrick? Two...
State Senator and Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate Dan Patrick may have taken a political hit this week, when a story broke accusing him of employing an undocumented worker in the 1980s. The...
View ArticleMeet the Candidate: Jerry Patterson
Who wants to be "number two"? LBJ was famously warned that the job of vice president’s not worth a warm bucket of spit. (Or something like that.)But it’s a different thing being "number two" in Texas....
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