The lieutenant governor of Texas, who serves as chairman of President Donald Trump’s federal Religious Liberty Commission, has appointed his own state version of the panel. He named as chair of the Texas committee a well-known Republican Zionist. Texas Lt….
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick threatens to expel those who won’t stand for Christian prayer
As the Texas Senate convened its second special session Aug. 15 — primarily to gerrymander five more Republican seats in the U.S. House of Representatives — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick threatened to remove anyone who doesn’t stand for the invocation….
Commandments crusading Texas attorney general accused of adultery
The Texas attorney general who has fought to get the Ten Commandments posted in every public school classroom has a problem with No. 7, according to his wife, who has filed for divorce “on biblical grounds.” Last year, Ken Paxton…
Two new bills related to child sex crimes filed in Texas
Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton filed two bills January 17 pertaining to legislation in child sex abuse cases. The legislation comes just days after three similar bills were filed in Missouri by state Rep. Brian Seitz. In both states, the…
Ken and Angela Paxton do a little sidestep — while quoting Bible verses
The Texas Senate voted Sept. 16 to acquit Attorney General Ken Paxton of all charges in his impeachment trial. Thus, the most controversial of all Texas politicians has returned to his position in state government with barely a slap on…