
Robert Downen
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Senior writer @TexasMonthly. Formerly Texas Trib & Houston Chron. Helped expose the Southern Baptist abuse crisis. Send me music.
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Rep. Drew Darby on the pressure from the Senate/Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick to pass a THC ban this session: "We were given an ultimatum. If it didn't go back to a complete ban, then there would not be another House bill advanced in the Texas Senate. That was perfectly clear." #txlege



Bo French’s words do not reflect my values nor the values of the Republican Party. Antisemitism and religious bigotry have no place in Texas. I am calling for the immediate resignation and replacement of Bo French as Tarrant County Republican Party Chairman. #txlege sacurrent.com/news/north-tex…

Thank you Dan Patrick for your leadership. There are too many in our party who work too hard to support good people trying to do good things. As a 5th generation Jewish American I know what anti-semitism looks like. I echo your call for a new GOP leader in Tarrant County.





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NEW story: Kristi Noem secretly took a cut of political donations and then failed to disclose it





NEW: In an apparent circulated text message, Steve Toth appears to have accidentally launched his campaign for Dan Crenshaw 's congressional seat Chron chron.com/politics/artic…
