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BUSTED?
Joshua Macias has been in the thick of Stop the Steal chaos since November 2020. Now prosecutors say he is violating his bail conditions.
Steven Monacelli is the publisher of Protean Magazine and an independent journalist in Dallas.
FAMILY AFFAIR
College students Kelly and Jake Neidert have pushed transphobic campaigns on Texas campuses—and are drawing support from a lawyer for notorious hate groups.
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RECKLESS RESISTANCE
Joshua Macias was charged with trying to involve himself in the 2020 election, and then accused of joining the Capitol Riot. Now he has a new problem.
AN EYEFUL
Official documents from the City of Plano acquired via a public records request paint a disturbing picture of the incident.
OUT OF CONTROL
A bizarre new crusade urging Dallas teachers to act as informants against their colleagues mirrors anti-abortion efforts on the right.
GET WELL SOON
Abbott, who is vaccinated against COVID-19, is experiencing no symptoms and is receiving the Regeneron antibody treatment.
FRIENDLY FIRE
Skepticism and disdain of the press at CPAC has drifted and found a surprising target—one of the major sponsors of the event, Fox.
conspiracy theories galore
With members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers in attendance and QAnon T-shirts for sale, there was no shortage of xenophobic, anti-semitic conspiracy theories.
‘REALLY SCARY’
A security video caught suspect Darriynn Brown skulking near the kidnapping victim’s home two months before his death.
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NO ESCAPE
From reports of kids fainting to transfers in the middle of the night, the place is more like a jail than a shelter, insiders say.