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2023: That Was The Year That Was

Three-Point Shots: Willie’s Birthday and Other Tidings of Good Cheer

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Three Stories, One Antagonist – Guess Who!

Abbott and Paxton Have Promised Retribution: Can They Deliver?

Two Mass Shootings This Week: Merry Effing Christmas, Y’All!

(Updated) Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 32: Friday, December 1, 2023

Trump's Terrifying Immigration Policy-in-Waiting

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 31: Friday, November 24, 2023

Sixty Years Ago Today …

BREAKING: School Vouchers Experience "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly" on House Floor

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 30: Friday, November 17, 2023

Texas Doubles Down on a Cruel – and Likely Unconstitutional – Immigration Law

Scenes from an Election: Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 29

"Nothing's Riding on This … "

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 28: November 3, 2023

Feliz Dia De los Santos y Dia de Los Muertos

"Four"-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 26: October 27, 2023

BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Insurrectionist)

A Tuesday Three-Points Shots, Just to Keep You on Your Toes

Speaker Battles Are Not Limited to Washington

Nick Fuentes and Colony Ridge Both Reveal Faultlines in the Texas GOP

Third Special Session Begins: Not Even Trying to Solve Problems

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 24: October 6, 2023

October Surprise!

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 23: National Politics Is Even Messier Than Texas Politics

Elections 2024: Can Ted Cruz Be Beaten?

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 22: September 22, 2023

More Thoughts On Ken Paxton

Paxton Impeachment Ends: Final Score Paxton 1, Texas 0

Paxton Impeachment: Accountability vs. Corruption

Paxton trial: Closing Arguments End, Senators Now Deliberating

Paxton Impeachment Closing Arguments This Morning

Recap: Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial, Day Seven

Recap: Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial, Day Six

Recap: Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial, Day Five

Recap: Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial, Day Four

Recap: Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial, Day Three

Recap: Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial, Day Two

Recap: Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial, Day One

All Paxton, All the Time

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 21: End of Summer Edition

“So Long, and Thanks for all the Fibs”

Three-Point Shots: Summer Road Trip 2023, Part 3

Special Edition: The First Republican Presidential Debate

Summer Road Trip 2023, Part 2: In Beauty We Walk

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 19: Darkness on the Edge of Texas

Summer Road Trip 2023, Part 1

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 18: The Center Cannot Hold

An August Appeal to My August Readers

Dan Patrick Didn’t Accept a Bribe, Did He?

The Mystics Were Right: The Universe Is Humming

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 17: A Paxton-Free Edition!

James Gaston, 1962-2023

“Something’s Stuck in My (Mc)Craw:” A Texas Farce in Three Acts

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 16: Catching Up with Ken Paxton

“Life Its Ownself” at 18 Months: How's It Going?

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 15: Texas Off the Rails

Six Takeaways from the Senate Impeachment Rules

The Senate Passes Impeachment Rules; Paxton Trial to Begin Tuesday, September 5th.

What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports Is Going On Here?

Live Chat at 10:00 Wednesday on Senate Debate Over Impeachment Rules — With Updates

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 14: Impeachment Update

A Battle for the Ages. Ages 3-5, That Is.

Arrests, Indictments and Stank Shake Up the Paxton Picture

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 13: Paxton Impeachment Week 2

Does Ken Paxton Deserve "Forgiveness?"

Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. – IMPEACHED!

How to Commemorate Memorial Day

Let's chat about the Paxton Impeachment

EXTRA! EXTRA! Paxton Impeachment Vote Set for 1:00 p.m. Saturday!

The Impeachment of Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.

We Still Deserve to Burn in Hell for Uvalde

Whatever Happened to Local Control?

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 12: Lege Session Week 19

Can The Mothers Save Us From Ourselves?

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 11: Lege Session Week 18

Bryan Slaton Gets His Due

Voter Suppression is Alive and Well in Texas

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 10: Lege Session Week 17

I’m Loco For Lobo, and You Should Be, Too!

This Day in History: The Battle of San Jacinto

Greg Abbott and Daniel Perry: Brothers in Harms

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 9: Lege Session Week 13

Join me on Notes

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 8: Democracy Stress Tests

Donald Trump Comes Home to New York

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 7: Lege Session Week 11

Save The Texas Observer! Save the World!

What’s the Deal with Ken Paxton’s Criminal Fraud Trial?

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 6: Lege Session Week 9

Life its Ownself “Respects the Readers.”

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 5: Lege Session Week 8

Nate Schatzline and the Cult of Creepy

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 4: Lege Session Week 5

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 3: Legislature Week 5

The State of the Union Is … Weird.

Three-Point Shots: This Week in George Santos

Why the “Democratic Chairs” Kerfuffle Is Actually Important

Godspeed, David Crosby

The Boys Are Back in Town!

Guest Post: God Save the Legislature

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 1, No. 1

Opening Day!

Congratulations, Speaker McCarthy! Let the chaos begin!

I’m Running for Congress!