Loon Star State: Insurrection Infection

It never ends.

April 14, 2021, 8:00 AM, CDT

A version of this story ran in the March / April 2021 issue.

To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section, or find Observer political reporting here.

Read more from the Observer:

Texas Republicans Fanned the Flames of Insurrection Long Before January 6: For years, Texas Republicans have fueled the toxic politics that led extremists to storm the Capitol.
Senators Poke, Prod and Punch Paxton: The attorney general runs the gauntlet before the Senate Finance Committee, and Dan Patrick just wants to make you sing.
How Does Texas End Up with Men Like Ken Paxton?: Is indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton a political aberration or a symptom of a larger sickness?

To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/topics/culture/loonstarstate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">visit our Loon Star State section,</a> or find <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/topics/politics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Observer political reporting here.</a>
Read more from the Observer:
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<a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-republicans-fanned-the-flames-of-insurrection-long-before-january-6/">Texas Republicans Fanned the Flames of Insurrection Long Before January 6:</a> For years, Texas Republicans have fueled the toxic politics that led extremists to storm the Capitol.
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<a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/the-lege-this-week-senators-poke-prod-and-punch-paxton/">Senators Poke, Prod and Punch Paxton:</a> The attorney general runs the gauntlet before the Senate Finance Committee, and Dan Patrick just wants to make you sing.
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<a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/how-does-texas-end-up-with-ken-paxton/">How Does Texas End Up with Men Like Ken Paxton?:</a> Is indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton a political aberration or a symptom of a larger sickness?
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