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Even Gaetz Can’t Get On Board With This Pro-Trump Cowboy Cosplayer’s Campaign
By Summer Concepcion
03.29.21 | 6:07 pm
Enough Greenwashing: To Fix Climate, Big Finance And Gov’t Need To Get In The Game
A growing number of investors see carbon intensive industries as increasingly poor investments, a trend that could accelerate as the Biden administration puts government muscle behind our economy’s renewable revolution.
By Benjamin Reeves
03.22.21 | 2:55 pm
Texans Recovering From COVID-19 Needed Oxygen. Then the Power Went Out.
By Mike Hixenbaugh and Perla Trevizo
03.09.21 | 11:05 am
‘For Shame’: TX Governor Swiftly Panned For Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions
By Summer Concepcion
03.02.21 | 7:02 pm
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies in front of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services regarding an ongoing investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices on July 29, 2015 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies in front of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services regarding an ongoing investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices on July 29, 2015
Texas AG Also Pulled A Ted Cruz-Like Texit Amid State’s Energy Crisis
By Summer Concepcion
02.22.21 | 6:01 pm
Texas Officials Outline Why Energy Crisis In Winter Was Preventable
By Summer Concepcion
02.21.21 | 5:31 pm
Cruz Retreats To Fox News To Offer A Little Contrition For Cancun Trip
By Zoe Richards
02.19.21 | 8:35 am
CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO  - FEBRUARY 18: Ted Cruz checks in for a flight at Cancun International Airport after a backlash over his Mexican family vacation as his home state of Texas endured a Winter storm. The Republican politician came under fire after jetting to the warm holiday destination as hundreds of thousands of people in the lone star state suffered a loss of power. Reports stated that Cruz was due to catch a flight back to Houston, Texas on February 18, 2021 in Cancun, Quintana Roo. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images) CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO  - FEBRUARY 18: Ted Cruz checks in for a flight at Cancun International Airport after a backlash over his Mexican family vacation as his home state of Texas endured a Winter storm. The Republican politician came under fire after jetting to the warm holiday destination as hundreds of thousands of people in the lone star state suffered a loss of power. Reports stated that Cruz was due to catch a flight back to Houston, Texas on February 18, 2021 in Cancun, Quintana Roo. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
Welcome Home Ted: Vacationing Senator Resurfaces In TX Amid Public Shaming 
By Matt Shuham and Summer Concepcion
02.18.21 | 7:04 pm
Cruz Finally Responds To Outrage Over Mid-Disaster Mexico Trip: My Kids Asked For It!
By Matt Shuham
02.18.21 | 1:30 pm
Cruz’s Cancún Getaway Amid Texas’ Power Crisis During Snowstorm Draws Fury
By Cristina Cabrera
02.18.21 | 10:31 am
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