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Texas hemp supplier offers 20% discount after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls THC merchants ‘terrorists’
Hemp company Hometown Hero made “BAN DAN” the coupon code for its new promotion.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes summer lunch program for low-income kids
More than 3.75 million Texas children would have benefitted from the program.
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Texas governor’s special legislative session to include five other items aside from THC regulation
The special session will begin July 21. It’s the ninth such session called by Abbott since he took office in 2015.
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I was an undocumented Texas college student. I’m not going anywhere — and neither is our movement.
Lawmakers lacked the political courage to force a floor vote at the Capitol on the Texas Dream Act, so state leaders took a coward’s path.
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Provocative right-wing group issues call to arms ahead of San Antonio anti-ICE protest
‘We are suggesting those that come in full battle rattle [be] ready to defend yourself, the Alamo and your fellow Texas Patriots,’ the militia said.
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Experts: Gov. Abbott’s troop deployment to San Antonio likely payback for mayoral election outcome
Over the weekend, incoming Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones beat Rolando Pablos, a conservative heavily financed by an Abbott-aligned PAC.
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Mayor Ron Nirenberg blasts Gov. Greg Abbott for sending National Guard to San Antonio
At Wednesday’s press conference, Nirenberg said San Antonio didn’t ask for the troops, “nor did we get advance warning.”
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Gov. Greg Abbott deploys Texas National Guard to San Antonio ahead of this week’s protests
Activists say the move will only escalate the potential for violence at this week’s demonstrations.
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Texas hemp company weighing legal action after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick accuses it of selling poison
Patrick, the champion of the Texas legislature’s proposed THC ban, held a press conference in which claimed hemp products were poisonous.
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ACLU, others say they’ll sue Texas over bill requiring schools to display Ten Commandments
The bill is currently on Governor Greg Abbott’s desk, where it’s expected to be signed into law.
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Beto O’Rourke says he’ll run for Senator again if Texas wants him to
O’Rourke indicated his willingness during a Denton town hall over the weekend.
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Texas House committee to hear bill banning furries from public schools
The 10-page, exceptionally detailed bill would ban students from barking, wearing tails and using a litterbox during the school day.
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Here’s how Texas House members representing San Antonio voted on school vouchers
State Rep. Marc LaHood, who beat incumbent voucher skeptic Steve Allison in last year’s GOP primary, voted in favor of the legislation.
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Texas’ school voucher bill clears hurdle, heads to House floor
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said a House vote on school vouchers could happen in a matter of weeks.
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San Antonio man fired for refusing to remove pronouns from email signature
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted his support of the firing, which was based on his own directive.
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Pro-voucher billionaire and top Abbott donor called to testify before Texas House committee
Jeff Yass donated at least $12 million to Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign over the past year, House committee members said.
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New poll shows most Texans oppose school vouchers, even if described as ‘school choice’
The new survey comes as the Texas House prepares to hear public testimony on its school voucher bill.
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Measles outbreak prompts Mexico to issue travel warning for Texas
On Monday, Texas health officials said 158 cases have been confirmed in the state.
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Bad Takes: Trump’s and Abbott’s targeting of DEI is ripping MLK’s dream to shreds
The right-wing clickbait machine’s stoking of outrage over DEI has real and damaging consequences.
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Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says
Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone Star, to secure the border during the Biden Administration.
