How do we measure the pain we felt in 2023? Well, there’s the heat index, which hit unheard-of extremes last year. Then there’s the cheat index, which measures the willingness of some powerful Texans to lie, steal, sneak beans into chili, or otherwise try to put one over on their fellow Texans. The highest cheat index ever recorded occurred on September 16, 2023, when, despite overwhelming evidence supporting corruption accusations against Attorney General Ken Paxton, he was acquitted by a jury dominated by spineless state senators in a trial presided over by our shameless lieutenant governor, Dan Patrick. “Millions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted on this impeachment,” Patrick said minutes after the verdict was announced, still seated on the Senate dais where he presided.…
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