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Texans overwhelmingly voted for Trump. Now, they’ll overwhelmingly suffer the economic fallout.
Texas consumers and businesses will feel the hurt from Trump’s tariffs and deportations, economists warn.
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Despite climate concerns, young voter turnout slumped and Its support split between the parties
The youth vote was not a monolith in Tuesday’s election, despite its broad concern for the environment and disillusionment with politics and government.
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‘Uncharted territory’: Trump’s anti-immigration plans could take center stage in Texas
Texas is positioned better than any state to help Trump carry out his ambitious anti-immigration agenda. But it is also vulnerable to those policy’s impacts.
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Gov. Abbott says Texas ready to help with Trump’s mass deportation plans
Researchers estimate a one-time migrant roundup on the scale promised by Trump would cost $315 billion.
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Right-wing plan to monitor for voter fraud in Bexar County dissipates after Trump victory
Instead of camping out at county election headquarters as planned, ‘citizen journalist’ Hernando Arce decided to stay home.
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Donald Trump wins Texas’ 40 electoral votes
The win continues the state’s streak of going red in every presidential election since it went for Jimmy Carter in 1976.
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Poll: Americans think cannabis industry would do better under Harris presidency
Harris has pledged to support nationwide legalization of recreational weed.
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Bad Takes: Musk and Trump working to protect the 1% and screw everyone else
Texas resident Musk is spending big to ensure Trump gives monied elites everything they want.
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Bad Takes: From deportations to tariffs, Trump’s policies would crater the economy
Trump is offering up a perfect storm of fiscal calamity for everyone but the super-rich.
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Bad Takes: Joe Rogan’s fawning interview with Trump was a disservice to democracy
Rogan offered no pushback as the presidential candidate repeatedly lied and offered false claims.
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San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich calls Trump ‘pathetic’ during long rant
‘I hope that they won’t stay home, that they’ll understand that this guy is a scam artist,’ Pop said of the GOP nominee.
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Border 911: The disinformation network profiting off the ‘invasion’ narrative
Dark money and charity organizations led by former intelligence officers and ex-feds have been spreading propaganda and laying the groundwork for presidential election challenges.
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How mass deportations would ‘devastate’ Texas
The Lone Star State is home to millions of undocumented residents and members of mixed-status families critical to the state’s economic success, yet Texas leaders are cheering on Trump anyway.
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Elon Musk steps into Texas legislative races with $1 million donation to business group
Musk has recently emerged as a key backer of GOP nominee Donald Trump, whose top allies in Texas are at war with the group that received Musk’s largesse.
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Opinion: Trump would doom the U.S. Department of Education and harm Texas teachers
Educators are calling for more funding, support, and a system that protects them. Removing the DOE would only perpetuate the problems.
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Texas pro-Trump evangelist says Harris used ‘witchcraft’ to win debate
MAGA preacher Lance Wallnau also claimed ABC News was in on the ‘occult’ plan to deceive viewers.
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Ted Cruz blasted for sharing false, racist meme about migrants eating pets
The debunked claim is the same one Donald Trump made during Tuesday’s debate.
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What Trump 2.0 would mean for Texas
The state’s ruling conservative class stands to gain bigly, while everyone else will face the fallout of a radical second term.
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Bad Takes: Despite claims Trump is attacking the ruling class, he is the ruling class
For all his populist posturing, Don the Con is a vehicle for an economic status quo that rewards the wealthiest 1%.