Corrupt Texas Republicans Are Nothing New [View all]

Who owns Greg Abbott? Decades of money trails and political favors created the monster we all now know.

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Considering the current state of Texas politics, when you see “the most corrupt person in Texas government,” your mind likely jumps straight to Ken Paxton. While Paxton is corrupt beyond belief, one man has overshadowed Paxton in both the dollars and in the amount of time he’s been able to stay in office unchecked. That man is Gregory Wayne Abbott.

The great Molly Ivans once said, “In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the governor’s office; it’s mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks, and the comatose.”

Governor Greg Abbott has spent a lifetime taking money from wealthy donors and using his office to take actions that would seemingly benefit his donors. Of course, we don’t typically punish Conservatives who take money for political favors in Texas. We look the other way, or at least we have a history of doing so. If the Senate convicts Ken Paxton, he may be the first Republican in Texas history held accountable for selling political favors. Perhaps that’s why the right is so outraged at his impeachment.

Texas Conservatives are corrupt. That’s how it always has been. We just silently agree as a collective to look the other way.