Dallas Senator, Twin Brother go to Moscow to Demand ‘Russia Stop Meddling in our Elections’

by TBR | Aug 7, 2018 | 85th Texas Legislature, Elections, General, Legislature, U.S. Congress

AUSTIN — How far would a Texan go to tell Russia to back off? If you’re Texas Sen. Don Huffines, oh, just about 5,753 miles. On Monday, the Dallas Republican was spotted in Moscow at a roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Cato Institute CEO Peter Goettler. Texas politics watchers were confused at first — was that the senator or his twin brother, Phillip, who ran unsuccessfully this year to join his brother in the state Legislature? Capitol staffers quickly confirmed to…(read more)

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