Category Archives for Barry Smitherman

Pay to Play: One Way to Get a Religious-Right Group’s Endorsement?

By Dan | Published February 11, 2014

Conservative Republicans for Texas, a political action committee run by a longtime religious-right activist in Houston, has released its list of endorsements for the March 4 Republican primary in Texas.  A mailer sent to Texas voters age 65 and older lists the group’s endorsements. Most of the names aren’t a surprise — especially when you […]

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Republican Texas Attorney General Candidate Defends White Supremacist Group

By Dan | Published October 2, 2013

We suspect Barry Smitherman might find that headline a bit unfair. But maybe the chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission should spend a little time researching the organizations he almost reflexively chooses to defend. The Texas Observer is reporting that Smitherman, who is seeking the Republican nomination next year to replace Greg Abbott as Texas […]

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