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Texas Ag Commission Sid Miller clears the air with the Lt. Gov. after being criticized for not supporting Republicans after getting beat in the primary.
Patrick also called @JohnCornyn a âsore loserâ in our interview, hitting the Sen. for bad comments about Paxton and Trump.
I spoke to Sid @MillerForTexas last evening. Sid said it was all a big misunderstanding, that he is a life-long Republican and would never support a Democrat.
Thatâs good enough for me. #txlege
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This is the second Islam-related panel at the @TexasGOP convention this week. Not as well attended as yesterday but itâs also the last day of the conference.
Speakers include @AmyMek @chiproytx @Schoolcraft4TX @brentmoney. #txlege
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He lost his race for attorney general, but @RepChipRoy gets a standing ovation in this room ahead of a panel on the âIslamification of Texas.â
Roy founded the anti-sharia caucus in congress. #txlege
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Big cheers for @KenPaxtonTX as he takes the stage at the @TexasGOP convention. (I still think @GregAbbott_TX's cheers may have been bigger.)
Paxton says "I am the Democrats' no. 1 target for November. ...This is Texas, and we're not going to let you take it." #txlege
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"I'm running to lower your cost of living. I'm running to carry the torch for the America First agenda, to pass the SAVE America Act," Paxton says.
(big cheers)
"And I will continue to take on big food, big tech and big pharma." #txlege
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Well there it is. Very loud boos for Texas House Speaker @Burrows4TX as he comes out to give his speech to the @texasgop convention.
This is only the second time a sitting House speaker has taken this stage. #txlege
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Lauren McGaughy retweeted
Jun 12
.@DanPatrickâs big campaign twist is an AI-created ad that features him in a leather jacket alongside American colonials fighting the British.
Ditching the old and tried traditional campaign ads.
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Update:
Jun 12
They just led an elephant through the @TexasGOP convention and it took a giant pee right near the press area.
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They just led an elephant through the @TexasGOP convention and it took a giant pee right near the press area.
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The test at the @TexasGoP convention is always who is going to get booed.
I heard only big cheers for Texas Gov. @GregAbbott_TX here as he takes the stage for his first keynote speech to the full gathering since 2018. He is hoping to get elected to an historic fourth term this year. #txlege
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First mention of "Jimmy Talarico" by Abbott today on this stage.
He says there are two sexes, "Jimmy" and "Janet." #txlege
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Big cheers from the GOP delegates as Abbott talks about anti-Islam past (and future) legislation.
#txlege
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Itâs not just the @TexasGOP convention in Houston this weekend. Thereâs this little event too! â˝ď¸
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Lauren McGaughy retweeted
Jun 12
TLR CEO @RyanPatrickTX takes the stage at the @TexasGOP convention. Patrick touts the 2024 judicial victories across the state that flipped seats back to the GOP that were lost in 2018.
He gets some applause but also some heckling from the crowd. #txlege
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