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Texas’ Greg Abbott blasted for tweeting Christmas message after dumping migrants in freezing cold

“This you, King Herod?” one person tweeted in response to Abbott’s message about the birth of Christ.

by Sanford Nowlin December 27, 2022March 28, 2025

“This you, King Herod?” one person tweeted in response to Abbott’s message about the birth of Christ.

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Buses from Texas drop off more than 100 migrants in a bitterly cold Washington, D.C., on Christmas Eve

Gov. Greg Abbott reportedly sent the migrants, who arrived at Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence Saturday night. The governor has been busing migrants to Democratic-let cities since April and first sent buses to Harris’ home in September.

by Jayme Lozano, The Texas Tribune December 26, 2022February 7, 2024

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Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

The lawsuit alleges an elaborate scheme of people luring migrants with hotel rooms, McDonald’s gift cards, hundreds of dollars in cash and false information about their final destinations.

by Stephen Neukam, The Texas Tribune September 21, 2022August 17, 2023

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Bexar County sheriff launches criminal probe of flights stranding migrants in Martha’s Vineyard

Salazar appears to be the first law enforcement official announcing a criminal probe of the political stunt.

by Sanford Nowlin September 20, 2022September 17, 2023

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office calls Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing strategy ‘racist’

Abbott late Wednesday announced Chicago would be a new destination for migrants bused from Texas in his strategy to draw attention to the influx of people at the southern border. Chicago leadership welcomed the migrants ‘with dignity and respect.’

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune September 1, 2022August 17, 2023

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Chrissy Powell, Migrant Buses: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Our most-read story involved the revelation that missing San Antonio mom Chrissy Powell’s car sat in a shopping center parking lot for 12 days before a security guard reported it.

by San Antonio Current Staff August 5, 2022August 3, 2023

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Gov. Abbott tells D.C. mayor to ‘stop attacking Texas’ as migrant buses create humanitarian crisis

The mayor says she needs help from the National Guard to prevent a spiraling crisis created by Abbott and fellow Republican Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona.

by Michael Karlis July 29, 2022September 28, 2023

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Texas’ Greg Abbott blasted for tweeting Christmas message after dumping migrants in freezing cold

Buses from Texas drop off more than 100 migrants in a bitterly cold Washington, D.C., on Christmas Eve

Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Bexar County sheriff launches criminal probe of flights stranding migrants in Martha’s Vineyard

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office calls Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing strategy ‘racist’

Gov. Abbott tells D.C. mayor to ‘stop attacking Texas’ as migrant buses create humanitarian crisis

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