In the 1980s and 1990s, tort reform became a talking point for Texas Republicans, who believed that trial lawyers, mad with power (and conveniently, allies of Democrats), were abusing a Texas civil justice system that they saw as too friendly to consumers by bringing too many cases against companies, costing taxpayers in the process.

Elon Musk appears to be jumping back into Texas politics, making the first state-level political donation under his own name in nearly a decade. The Tesla and SpaceX chief gave $1 million to Texas for Lawsuit Reform PAC,

Musk, in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, again questioned why no one is trying to kill the vice president or President Joe Biden.

Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson shared a hearty laugh over the prospect of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris being assassinated. (Watch the video below.) On Carlson’s X show posted Monday, Musk revisited his widely rebuked comment on social media last month that “ no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala” after the apparent second attempt on Trump.

Conservative media pundit Tucker Carlson hosted tech mogul Elon Musk for an interview on his online video show this week, a sit-down that began with the two laughing about Musk’s support for former President Trump and what he says was a “joke” he made about assassination attempts on political figures.