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Former Tx state sen. Founder @TheTexanNews for factual reporting of pol news w/o ideological narratives. *MY* opinion here & on my Hot Take! Sign up at link!

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Joined August 2010

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@KonniBurton

Konni Burton

3 months

Just remember, if you're getting your "news" from a site who's people have an agenda of getting certain politicians elected or reelected, and who also work to take down certain politicians, that's not a "news site". That's a propaganda site that gives you only partial information

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@KonniBurton

Konni Burton

5 months

Today is the Texas primary election! Republicans and Democrats will determine who they'll be putting on the ballot in races across the state for the general election this November. The presidential and U.S. Senate races are at the top of the ballot, but judicial and legislative

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Konni Burton

7 months

Why on earth Republican voters continue to reward politicians who blatantly and provably lie, I'll never understand.

@PatUnleashed

Pat Gray Unleashed

7 months

I want to hear from #Trump supporters. Call 888-900-3393. How can you support this?

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Konni Burton

4 months

BREAKING: State Rep. Tom Oliverson (R-Cypress) declared his candidacy for speaker of the Texas House, challenging embattled Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) as the incumbent faces a difficult runoff election. #txlege @bradj_TX w/ @TheTexanNews reports.

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Rep. Tom Oliverson Announces Bid for Texas House Speaker

Current Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan was pushed to a runoff after the March primary election against Trump-endorsed challenger David Covey.

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Konni Burton

3 months

I’m gonna need all U.S. senators & congressmen/woman to go home now. Like, ALL of y’all. Just go home. We don’t need any of you. R’s & D’s. You’re just growing the crap out of govt & giving our money to anyone & everyone. The main duty you have is to protect our border & you’re

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Konni Burton

3 months

WOOOOHOOOO! So very proud of this awesome team at @TheTexanNews ! FIVE YEARS!! Thank you to all of you who have gotten us to this point! We could not do what we do without you! Also, ignore the "help" sign from @CameronSAbrams . He's totally not being held against his will. 👀

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Konni Burton

5 months

"Just this week alone, @TheTexanNews published over 50 articles covering the major results of the election across the state—over twice as many as our competitors who also focus on Texas politics." Read the rest of my latest Hot Take at this link! ⬇️ #txlege

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Konni Burton

4 months

🔥🔥🔥 BIG, BIG, NEWS!! Lot's of exciting, additional, new content coming from @TheTexanNews ! #txlege For more info ➡️

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Konni Burton

4 months

The #txlege passed SB4 as one of many proposals seeking to step up the state’s role on border security. And while legal challenges have put the law on a roller coaster ride, @WestTxStringer details the ups & downs & where the law currently stands in his latest newsletter The

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Konni Burton

5 months

As usual, @TheTexanNews team is knockin' it outta the park w/their election coverage! If you're looking for factual reporting of Texas political news - without any hidden agendas that so many on the left and the right push these days, look no further than @TheTexanNews ! Get the

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Konni Burton

2 months

What I loved about the TEA party movement was that it was focused on principles - constitutionally limited govt, fiscal responsibility, personal liberty, national sovereignty, free markets. Those principles were then used to guide us on the issues and candidates. Who the

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Konni Burton

1 month

Listen to this scumbag. Disgusting. And David Duke is there to support, as he says, his "comrade" Nick Fuentes. These are despicable people and no one should have anything to do with either of them.

@camhigby

Cam Higby 🇺🇸

1 month

🚨🚨BREAKING David Duke, former Grand Wizard of the KKK comes to counter protest @TPUSA event and support @NickJFuentes

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Konni Burton

4 months

Why have we gotten to a place in this country that so many people - on the right and the left, want government action for every conceivable problem? Particularly when it's gov't actions that made the freaking problem in the first damned place? My God, people.

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Konni Burton

2 months

I'll rephrase my now deleted tweet to make it clearer: I think everyone needs to take a lesson from Gov @GregAbbott_TX with how to respond to their fellow Republicans who won tonight. No sour grapes. Just congratulatory tweets. #thisistheway

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Konni Burton

7 months

Imp to note that while @KenPaxtonTX implies a tie between the publicly posted House docs that had his home address on it w/the swatting incident, the address on those docs was his Austin home address, not his McKinney home address, which is where the swatting occurred. #txlege

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Attorney General Ken Paxton

7 months

On New Year’s Day, a currently unidentified caller made a false report to 911 describing a life-threatening situation at our home in McKinney. As a result, the City of McKinney Police and Fire Departments quickly and bravely responded to what they believed could be a dangerous

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Konni Burton

6 months

It's simply amazing watching people on the right chastise a sitting judge for being an originalist. For those who've forgotten, the right side of the aisle does *not* want activist judges. Unfortunately, critical thinking has left the building & emotion & anger has taken its

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Konni Burton

14 days

Oh, this is just... so horrifyingly sad. #coreycomperatore

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Konni Burton

6 months

Since former Rep Bryan Slaton's actions seems to be in the news again & since so many want to state things about Slaton's actions & expulsion that are factually incorrect, y'all might want to revisit the official report here. It's hard to read, but y'all need to understand

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Konni Burton

6 days

He was literally PUSHED OUT by those in power in his own party. If you're saying *that's* patriotic, you're saying that it's patriotic for a few to nullify the votes of millions of primary voters. You guys on this editorial board are freaking nuts.

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Houston Chronicle

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#Editorial : President Biden won't face Donald Trump in the election. That's not defeat. It's patriotic. He put the country first.

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Konni Burton

12 days

The GOP can help working class people without empowering unions. This is not sitting well with me. Like at all.

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Konni Burton

4 months

I want to make politics boring again. Dear God, please let's make it boring again. The only way we do that is by gettin' govt out of all the freaking things it does now that it has absolutely no business in. That alone will make all the the stupid, idiotic theater go away too.

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Konni Burton

6 months

And besides this, a Republican did win. So how about a damn semblence of decorum instead of the gawd awful sour grape accusations tweeted by fellow R’s, and they instead offer a congratulatory tweet? @GregAbbott_TX did it perfectly last night. Thats how it should be done.

@longhornderek

Derek Ryan

6 months

Don’t believe the hype that thousands of Democrats voted in the HD-2 special election yesterday. This is the breakdown of early voters by previous election history. I’ll update once I receive the list of election day voters. #txlege

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Konni Burton

4 months

I hope everyone reads this tweet by @chiproytx explaining his FISA vote and why he voted as he did, and then read his retweet of @RepThomasMassie 's explanation of his vote and why he voted as he did. Two different votes - but both wanting the same end result. I wish people on

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Chip Roy

4 months

My friend @RepThomasMassie describes the conundrum we faced - on which he & I agree 100% on concerns & general solutions - yet chose a different tactical vote on the “rule.” But FISA expiration won’t be allowed by the Intel Community & leadership - so we’ll see if in coming days

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Konni Burton

4 months

In the first episode of their new podcast, Send Me Some Stuff, @bradj_TX tells @CameronSAbrams , "this just gives me the heebie jeebies." What on earth is it that gives Brad the heebie jeebies? Listen here ⬇️ 👂🏽🎧 #txlege

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ESG Pullback, Future of AI Regulations, Texas House Rules: Send Me Some Stuff Ep. 1

Reporters Brad Johnson and Cameron Abrams host their first episode of Send Me Some Stuff, where they’ll dive deep into content that goes beyond the scope of their usual reporting.

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Konni Burton

4 months

"While EMS has implemented new programs to address the growing number of opioid deaths in Travis County, numbers released this month show Austin is also experiencing rising homicide rates." @CameronSAbrams w/ @TheTexanNews reports. #ATX

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Opioid Overdoses, Homicide Rates on the Rise in Austin and Travis County

Rising opioid deaths and an increase in homicides in Austin and Travis County as a whole have generated conversation on possible solutions.

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Konni Burton

4 months

Here's yet another reason to drop your subscription to the @HoustonChron and subscribe to @TheTexanNews . We reported on @MdBreathe 's win against the @US_FDA because it's an important news story that all Texans need to know about. No prompting needed.

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Houston Doctor's Lawsuit Forces FDA to Remove COVID-19-Related Ivermectin Posts

A federal agency agreed to remove social media posts about use of the drug in a court-approved agreement with Dr. Mary Bowden.

@MdBreathe

Mary Talley Bowden MD

4 months

I followed up with Houston Chronicle reporter @JulianGi11 to see if he would report on my win against the FDA. I have not heard back. He welcomes news tips at Julian.gill @houstonchronicle .com.

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Konni Burton

4 months

As owner & CEO of @TheTexanNews , this outlandish behavior by any of my reporters would get them fired on the spot. I founded The Texan because legacy media has lost its way & so have many of their reporters. If you want factual reporting of Tx political news that doesn't push an

@eigenrobot

eigenrobot

4 months

Hello @HoustonChron I'm a freelance metajournalist. I have a few questions for you regarding the behavior of one of your reporters, behavior best characterized as "doxxing randos who criticize their work for your newspaper as an act of petty personal vengeance."

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Konni Burton

6 months

I don't respect any man who cheats on his wife - and it becomes my business when that same man is asking for my vote. You can't trust many politicians to keep their word already, I'm sure as hell not going to trust one that cheats on his wife.

@PatrickSvitek

Patrick Svitek

6 months

On with @MarkDavis , @DrewSpringer casts doubt on impact of @KenPaxtonTX endorsement in primaries, specifically mentioning #SD30 . "I just don’t think that the voters respect somebody that used a fake Uber account to cheat on his wife." #txlege

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💔💔💔

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@yrodriguezwtae

14 days

The Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department is displaying Corey Compertore’s gear outside the station @wtae

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Konni Burton

6 months

Trust me y'all. When politicians endorse - even conservative ones, they're not usually endorsing based on conservative bona fides. Usually a statewide elected's endorsement is for a very specific reason - either it's one issue they want to get passed, or so they can control that

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Konni Burton

1 month

Candace Owen is another person that people need to stay far away from.

@geraldposner

Gerald Posner

1 month

When in doubt, blame the Jews They killed JFK?? Wow. Candace Owen really?? I am used to crazy after 40 years of journalism on many hot button topics, But this sets a new standard for bonkers. She warns a congressman not to talk badly about AIPAC or he'll end up like Kennedy.

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Konni Burton

8 months

I. Am. So. Jealous.

@FernandoAmandi

Fernando Amandi Sr.🌐

@FernandoAmandi

8 months

REMARKABLE! In his first act, newly sworn President of Argentina, Javier Milei, signs an executive order reducing the Argentine government from 21 Departments to 9. A major reduction of bureaucracy and overhead. Impressive.

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Konni Burton

8 months

I pretty much hate what Republican political discourse has become. #txlege

@bradj_TX

Brad Johnson

8 months

. @DanPatrick out with a new @DadePhelan nickname — it appears the frequent mispronunciation of the speaker’s last name was deliberate. #txlege

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