The same people who i used to fight with in the GOP, who wanted to withdraw American troops from everywhere, are now the ones justifying the murder of two survivors. It’s almost like…. It was never about that
Matt Angle
@lspmatt.bsky.social
Founder and Director of the Lone Star Project working hard to help return liberty, opportunity, fairness, and responsible mainstream leadership to Texas and America.
I've known and/or been familiar with nearly every member of TX Cong Del since about 1986. A retirement from either party is usually bad for TX - we lose seniority & experience. Not here. Nehls is a clueless waste of space. His retirement is addition by subtraction. apnews.com/article/troy...
Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas says he will retire in 2026
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls says he will retire from Congress after his term ends in 2026 to focus on family.
apnews.com
Pretty chilling comments from the guy Trump admires, coddles, and fronts. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Russia ready to 'fight to the last Ukrainian,' Putin says amid US peace drive
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that a U.S. delegation is expected to arrive in Moscow in the first half of next week.
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It's easy to dismiss @BoFrenchTX as a special case of hateful moron TX R. Don't. The "hateful moron" view is correct. The "special case" is not. Bo's extreme & destructive idiocy is the beating heart of TX R activists. R leaders allow & enable the hate. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
What Does the Railroad Commision Have to Do With “Radical Islam”? Everything, One Candidate Says
Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French, known for his incendiary online presence, recently tendered his resignation to seek a position on the regulatory body that oversees the oil-and-gas industry.
texasmonthly.com
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
While you're gulping hard & digging deep to pay for Thanksgiving groceries, Greg Abbott is using $2.6M in taxpayer funds to "remodel" his already very elaborate Governor's office. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Lone Star Project@lonestarproject.net · 8mo agoWhile Texans struggle to pay their bills, Greg Abbott is picking out new furniture.
Excellent post by @eklib in @TexasTribune laying out @GregAbbott_TX's clear discriminatory intent and @PhilKingTX being exposed as a straight up liar in TX redistricting ruling. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/21/t...
Abbott, lawmaker comments helped doom Texas’ new voting map
Judge Jeffrey Brown pointed to comments from the governor and GOP legislators as the basis for his ruling that the new map can’t be used in 2026.
texastribune.org
In headline after headline & lede after lede, the media is helping TX R's by calling TX redistricting map "partisan gerrymandering". The most important element of the map is overt "racial gerrymandering." Partisan gains are realized ONLY by undermining minority voting strength.
Three paragraphs from @HoustonChron's @ChronFalkenberg accurately describes what @GregAbbott_TX & a generation of one-party Republican rule have done to Texas. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
.@skyeperryman calls out Greg Abbott & tears down his bogus claims against TX Dems. A must read ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Skye Perryman@skyeperryman.bsky.social · last yr.Despite his threats, Governor Abbott can’t remove lawmakers from office for protecting the right to vote. I sent him a letter to remind him of what all Texans know: the Governor is not a king. Read my full letter ⬇️
Stunning cowardice and voter betrayal by TX Congressional Republicans. I've never seen elected from Texas so pathetically submit to Washington political operatives to allow their own state & constituents to be so badly abused. www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Texas Republicans in Congress aren't happy about redistricting maps either
Democrats aren’t the only ones who won’t be happy with the way Texas Republicans on Wednesday proposed redrawing the state's 38 congressional districts.
houstonchronicle.com
No surprise that @GregAbbott_TX operatives & TX R legislators lie under oath? They're the same cowards already betraying families w/ kids killed or missing after raging floods to bend over for Donald Trump & more grossly gerrymander TX Cong districts. Cowards are usually liars too.
Lone Star Project@lonestarproject.net · last yr.BREAKING: Federal Court wants answers from Abbott attorneys on lies exposed by DOJ letter lonestarproject.net/2025/07/11/b...
.@repmarcveasey.bsky.social has the fire, courage, & character Texans expect from leaders but is entirely absent among TX Congressional & Legislative Rs. A mid-decade redraw is an expression of profound cowardice. They are bending over for Trump to betray their own constituents. Pathetic.
Rep. Marc A. Veasey@repmarcveasey.bsky.social · last yr.Abbott’s decision to call a special session on redistricting is nothing more than a craven power grab. Abbott and Trump: Bring it on.
It's not just that @DanPatrick is wrong with his hysterics on THC, it's that he is ridiculous and makes agreement on serious and constructive policy harder to reach.
Lone Star Project@lonestarproject.net · last yr.Dan Patrick stars in REEFER MADNESS
Tarrant Co, TX is a key political battleground. One reason is the desire of mainstream and honorable voters to unload MAGA Republican County Judge Tim O'Hare, who wears racism like a badge of honor and revels in the pain he brings to Tarrant County. lonestarproject.net/2025/06/17/t...
Tarrant County Texas Plaintiffs Broaden and Strengthen Discrimination Claims in Amended Filing - Lone Star Project
The new brief includes stark new evidence of intentional discrimination and explains the discriminatory disenfranchisement of over 150,000 residents. Attorneys acting on behalf of an expanded list of ...
lonestarproject.net
. @JohnCornyn has had many cowardly moments, especially over the last several weeks as he surrendered his dignity to grovel for a Trump belly rub. But Cornyn's failure now to condemn the physical abuse & arrest of Sen Padilla is damning. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles
Noem was in L.A. to address the ongoing demonstrations against President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
nbcnews.com
For God's sake, Trump pre-screened soldiers before they could be seated. Pathetically weak, embarrassingly insecure, profoundly incompetent. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
military.com
Stop short-handing Republicans as "conservatives." Trump & the politicians following/enabling him are imposing oppressive, fascistic & violent big government control. Calling Rs "conservatives" is lazy, inaccurate, enabling & even dangerous. apnews.com/article/insu...
What to know about Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests
President Donald Trump says he’s deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of California Gov.
apnews.com
Extreme racial discrimination in Tarrant Co, TX. A racist Co Judge & 2 mindless minions have imposed a racially gerrymandered map that grossly packs & cracks minority voters to destroy their voting strength. Read the Facts section starting at page 6. lonestarproject.net/2025/06/04/b...
Breaking: Tarrant Redistricting Lawsuit Filed - Lone Star Project
Just-adopted Tarrant County Mid-Decade Redistricting Draws Immediate Federal Lawsuit Claiming Intentional Racial Discrimination. A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Tarrant County minority c...
lonestarproject.net
If you like extreme & destructive politics that gut schools, hurt families, reward billionaires, & pit Texans against each other, you may be sad to see Tony Tinderholt leave the St House. For the rest of us, enjoy retirement, Tony. Please stay retired. www.texastribune.org/2025/06/02/t...
Rep. Tony Tinderholt, voice of the insurgent far right GOP, to retire from the Texas House
Tinderholt attributed his decision to retire to his confidence in a new conservative generation of lawmakers and a desire to spend more time with his family.
texastribune.org
It's always been true, but now more than ever - It's not just the stock market. Our economy overall and the aspects that help middle-class Americans most thrive when Trump economic proposals are pushed back or reversed. www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/s...
Stocks and U.S. dollar rally as Trump tariffs hit court roadblock
The little-known Manhattan-based Court of International Trade ruled that Trump overstepped his authority by imposing his April 2 across-the-board duties on imports from U.S. trade partners.
nbcnews.com
Former Congressman Martin Frost (D-Texas) issued the following statement about the passing of the late Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-New York):
Trump's "motor runs on toxic animus and terminal self-absorption that have killed any true sense of American patriotism."
Lone Star Project@lonestarproject.net · last yr.Memorial Day shows that Trump has had a patriotic bypass Americans can’t count on Trump to honor our veterans lonestarproject.net/2025/05/26/t...
Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.
Justice Department cuts to public safety grants leave police and nonprofits scrambling
Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.
npr.org
Must Read-Most redistricting coverage emphasizes partisanship over more important voting rights violations. To his credit, @copycopeland.bsky.social w/ @star-telegram.com offers the most accurate analysis of the mid-decade redistricting unfolding in Tarrant Co. www.star-telegram.com/news/politic...
Are Tarrant’s proposed redistricting maps racial gerrymanders? We asked experts
We showed Tarrant County’s proposed precinct maps to national experts in election laws. Here’s what they said.
star-telegram.com
.@MarcVeasey has this figured out exactly right. MAGA Tarrant Co Judge Tim O'Hare is part of the TX R evolution into a radical & oppressive big government authoritarian state.
Lone Star Project@lonestarproject.net · last yr.Veasey compares Tim O'Hare’s redistricting discrimination to a communist power grab Watch the video and learn more about the illegal effort underway to destroy minority voting rights in Tarrant County