/tags/tea-party Tea Party en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 19:29:52 GMT /texas/2017-07-20/before-the-tea-party-and-the-alt-right-there-was-the-john-birch-society-now-theyre-back-in-texas From Texas Standard:At the height of the Cold War during the late 1950s, a conservative fringe group, created by some of America's richest businessmen� Thu, 20 Jul 2017 19:29:52 GMT /texas/2017-07-20/before-the-tea-party-and-the-alt-right-there-was-the-john-birch-society-now-theyre-back-in-texas Jill Ament /texas/2015-04-14/is-the-tea-party-losing-momentum-in-texas From Texas Standard:The first three Republican contenders for president � Senators Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and now Marco Rubio, all have Tea Party ties.� Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:14:23 GMT /texas/2015-04-14/is-the-tea-party-losing-momentum-in-texas Rhonda Fanning /politics/2014-06-11/eric-cantor-says-hell-quit-majority-leader-post-after-primary-defeat The seven-term representative from Virginia had widely been considered the heir apparent to House Speaker John Boehner. Cantor lost to Tea Party insurgent Dave Brat in Tuesday's primary. Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:58:00 GMT /politics/2014-06-11/eric-cantor-says-hell-quit-majority-leader-post-after-primary-defeat Bill Chappell, Scott Neuman /politics/2014-06-11/stunning-reactions-to-eric-cantors-election-loss-in-virginia "Dollars don't vote � you do." With those words to his supporters, college professor Dave Brat ousted House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in their primary battle Tuesday night. Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:56:00 GMT /politics/2014-06-11/stunning-reactions-to-eric-cantors-election-loss-in-virginia Bill Chappell /politics/2014-04-09/crossroads-gps-at-heart-of-gops-lois-lerner-probe House Republicans cite the former IRS official's attempt to single out Karl Rove's nonprofit � the one that spent $165 million attacking Democrats and helping Republicans. Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:02:00 GMT /politics/2014-04-09/crossroads-gps-at-heart-of-gops-lois-lerner-probe S.V. Dáte /politics/2014-03-11/texas-tea-party-taking-power-back-from-conservative-business-groups Last week’s GOP primary showed the continued strength of the Tea Party in Texas. But it also showed a weakening of another stalwart Republican� Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:12:49 GMT /politics/2014-03-11/texas-tea-party-taking-power-back-from-conservative-business-groups Ben Philpott /politics/2013-06-19/survey-says-texas-tea-party-cant-be-ignored A new poll suggests the Tea Party movement is more than a flash in the pan in Texas politics. In a poll from the Texas Tribune and the University of� Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:42:39 GMT /politics/2013-06-19/survey-says-texas-tea-party-cant-be-ignored Andrew Weber /politics/2013-05-29/tea-party-favorite-rep-michele-bachmann-leaving-congress The congresswoman says she won't be seeking a fifth term. She does not rule out getting back into politics in the future. In 2012 she made a bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Her fortunes quickly rose and fell. Wed, 29 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT /politics/2013-05-29/tea-party-favorite-rep-michele-bachmann-leaving-congress Mark Memmott /politics/2013-05-03/agenda-texas-tea-party-power It’s been a tumultuous week in the Texas Capitol. A House bill that would have spent $2 billion from the state’s rainy day fund on water infrastructure� Fri, 03 May 2013 22:33:21 GMT /politics/2013-05-03/agenda-texas-tea-party-power Ben Philpott /politics/2013-02-04/bill-filings-down-in-2013-texas-legislature The 2013 Texas Legislature is running behind last session when it comes to bill filings, according to legislative reporting service Telicon.The firm� Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:17:18 GMT /politics/2013-02-04/bill-filings-down-in-2013-texas-legislature Ryland Barton