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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) speaks during a House hearing. (Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

Louie Gohmert leaves Congress having passed 1 law and spread countless falsehoods

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“We failed”: Gay Republicans who fought for acceptance in Texas GOP see little progress

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UVALDE, TX - MAY 25: A Texas State Trooper receives flowers for the victims of a mass shooting yesterday at Robb Elementary School where 21 people were killed, including 19 children, on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. The shooter, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was reportedly killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)

Uvalde officer asked for permission to shoot gunman before he entered school — but got no response

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Protesters at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Texas Republicans tried to insert support for Jan. 6 Capitol rioters into official party platform

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Steven C. McCraw, Director and Colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety (2nd L), speaks with DPS State Troopers near Robb Elementary School on May 30, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

“Unconscionable”: Texas cops refuse to provide Spanish-language info to majority-Hispanic Uvalde

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