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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.
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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.
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Why pandemic fatigue and COVID-19 burnout took over in 2022
In Year Three of the coronavirus, the focus shifted from public health to individual health.
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Federal health order allowing rapid removal of migrants must end next week, court rules
The Biden administration attempted to end Title 42 earlier this year before a federal judge blocked the move. A different federal court has now ordered that the federal health order be lifted.
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Bad Takes: Starbucks calls its workers ‘partners’ but treats them like anything but
On Friday, Starbucks workers in San Antonio will rally in Labor Plaza to demand management at long last bargain with unions in good faith.
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Bad Takes: The legal arguments against Biden’s student debt forgiveness make no sense
While all eyes were on Elon Musk setting fire to Twitter, another billionaire spent his spare time suing to stop Biden’s modest student debt forgiveness.
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Same-sex marriage bill passes U.S. Senate over objections of Texas’ Ted Cruz and John Cornyn
Constitutional law experts dispute the claim by Texas’ two senators that the bill would invite lawsuits against religious groups.
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Assclown Alert: Declaring ‘invasions’ and taking them back with Gov. Greg Abbott
‘There’s a very specific, established path for invoking the Invasion Clause,’ one expert said. ‘You don’t just do it in a tweet.’
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Biden is still separating immigrant kids from their families
From the start of the new administration to August 2022, U.S. authorities have reported at least 372 cases of family separation.
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Gov. Greg Abbott expands Texas’ migrant busing plan to Philadelphia
Abbott said Philadelphia’s mayor has ‘long-celebrated and fought for sanctuary city status, making the city an ideal addition to Texas’ list of drop-off locations.’
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Beto O’Rourke has lost three races in four years. Is his political career over?
He has been the Texas Democratic Party’s great hope. But after failed runs for senator, president and governor, observers wonder if he has a political future.
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Despite fears for fate of U.S. democracy, early voting numbers down in Bexar County
At least 21 candidates on the midterm ballot in Texas — including Gov. Greg Abbot and Attorney General Ken Paxton — have denied or questioned the results of the 2020 general election.
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Bad Takes: Despite Republicans’ claims this election cycle, they’re not going to improve the economy
Even though the GOP trots out fresh talking points every election, the core of its economic plan remains the same: give the rich a lot more money.
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Caught between feuding politicians, nonprofits shoulder burden of Texas’ migrant busing program
Texas has transported about 13,000 migrants to New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. But in the absence of communication between the state and those cities, nonprofits are having to pick up the pieces for this mass movement of migrants.
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Bad Takes: Donald Trump’s Big Lie reeks of Orwellian ‘doublethink,’ and it’s not a victimless offense
The consequences of the MAGA reality distortion field are deadly serious — especially if we want to remain a functioning democracy.
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U.S. will begin turning many Venezuelan migrants back to Mexico
The Biden administration is also creating a pathway to allow “qualified” Venezuelans into the country. Venezuelans have been fleeing their home country in record numbers, and the number crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has surged.
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Biden is calling for marijuana possession pardons. But that doesn’t mean it’ll happen in Texas.
Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t yet said whether he’ll follow suit. Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke was quick to support the measure.
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Enjoy this drinking game for Friday’s Beto O’Rourke-Greg Abbott debate
The debate, which airs Friday at 7 p.m., is unlikely to change minds, so let’s get lit.
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Ted Cruz takes credit during TV appearance for Texas highway project he voted against
In a succinctly worded reality check, the White House reshared Cruz’s clip on Twitter with a five-word response: ‘Senator Cruz voted against this.’
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Plane possibly carrying more migrants from San Antonio en route to Joe Biden’s vacation home
Online flight records show that the plane contracted by the State of Florida is scheduled to land in Delaware early this afternoon.