Sunday Summary (5/5/24)
A summary of last week's Texas news.
Welcome to the Sunday Summary. Catch up on the latest and greatest in Texas politics with our top articles this week.
This week’s comic is from Tommy Oliver:
The comic above was inspired from a segment in our podcast last week. We also discussed AI in politics, and more. You can check out our podcast here:
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Top stories from last week:
VIDEO: Two Men Shoot Each Other At Fiesta Event
At a San Antonio Event called Fiesta this weekend, a shooting broke out where two ended up dead and four were injured. KSAT: Police said officers near the stage heard a gunshot and saw an 18-year-old man running away. While two officers ran after the 18-year-old, one officer said he saw the man fire and strike a 20-year-old man.
Tuesday Texas Political Roundup
A few things happened yesterday so let’s just jump into the news here. Former County GOP Chair ARRESTED on THEFT Charges Coby Pritchett, Texas’ youngest GOP chair ever, was arrested yesterday on theft charges.
Revisiting Lynn Stucky’s Dog Genocide and Pets that Never Came Home
A couple’s golden retriever that went missing while on vacation ended up in a Sanger animal shelter. Eleven days later, now-Representative Lynn Stucky euthanized their dog. Lynn Stucky represents HD64, covering Wise and a chunk of Denton County. A long time House Representative, Stucky has been in office since 2017.
TX Democrat Spends $6,000 on Fine Dining in Six Months
We sat down yesterday ready to write up all the weird and funny things we found in Democrat campaign finance reports, but when we got to Democrat State Rep. Mary Gonzalez (HD75) it was so absurd we figured she needed her very own post. For those who don’t know, campaign finance reports for the January through June period were posted yesterday, and if you…
Many People Are Saying (5/3/24)
Welcome to “Many People Are Saying,” our once a week paid-subscriber article where we feature rumors we’re hearing, inside gossip in the political world, and projects and pieces we’re working on that we haven’t published yet. This week: Is Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pressuring groups for endorsements?