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San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro says Abbott lied about what he knew about Uvalde police response

Castro said at least 2 of the 19 officers that waited in a hallway and failed to engage the gunman were from DPS.

by Michael Karlis June 2, 2022February 26, 2024

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Treasury Department opens investigation into Gov. Greg Abbott’s use of federal funds for border mission

Texas has been using coronavirus relief money to help pay for the multibillion-dollar deployment.

by Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune May 13, 2022August 17, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott puts on a happy face during one of his U.S. border cosplay sessions.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slashes $500 million from state budgets to flow money into border crackdown

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission will take the biggest cut, losing $211 million.

by Sanford Nowlin April 29, 2022January 14, 2025

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Report shows Texas leaders’ repeated attempts to mislead the public about Operation Lone Star

Gov. Greg Abbott says his immigration crackdown has nabbed 887 pounds of fentanyl, for example, but that number is statewide, not from the border.

by Sanford Nowlin April 27, 2022August 17, 2023

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National Guard troops were dispatched to famous Texas ranches with private security as part of border mission

The revelation raises more questions about the use of National Guard troops, who have decried the mission as pointless.

by James Barragán, The Texas Tribune March 16, 2022August 17, 2023

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Smoking State Trooper, Delorean Motor Co.: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

by San Antonio Current Staff February 18, 2022August 17, 2023

Video shared by defense lawyer shows Texas DPS trooper allegedly taking hit of confiscated pot

by Sanford Nowlin February 15, 2022July 26, 2025

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Lina Khil, Greg Abbott: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

by San Antonio Current Staff February 4, 2022December 28, 2024

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Search for missing San Antonio girl Lina Khil shifted to Hill Country town of Fredericksburg

by Michael Karlis January 28, 2022September 16, 2024

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Texas’ renewed voting-roll purge is flagging citizens, including some in San Antonio, as likely non-citizens

by Sanford Nowlin December 17, 2021December 31, 2024

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Tony Gonzales, Haunted Oaks: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

by San Antonio Current Staff September 24, 2021June 1, 2025

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Analysis: Abbott’s ‘steel wall’ is one more spectacle as he desperately panders to the GOP base

by Sanford Nowlin September 23, 2021August 17, 2023

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Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative rolls out with confusion, missteps and a whole lot of state troopers in Val Verde County

by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune July 31, 2021August 17, 2023

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Texas empties prison to prepare to detain immigrants arrested during ramped-up border enforcement

by Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune June 17, 2021August 17, 2023

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Texas House approves bill that would punish big cities that cut their police budgets

by Sanford Nowlin May 10, 2021August 5, 2025

Texas implements ‘no refusal’ DWI policy during Poteet Strawberry Festival weekend

by Nina Rangel April 8, 2021July 20, 2025

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Texas Republicans begin pursuing new voting restrictions as they work to protect their hold on power

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune March 22, 2021June 19, 2024

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Texas Department of Public Safety’s ‘Chucky’ Amber Alert grabs global headlines

by Sanford Nowlin February 4, 2021January 19, 2025

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Analysis: While his powers are questioned, Texas governor reaches for more

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune January 20, 2021August 17, 2023

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The Texas Legislature convenes for its 2021 session Tuesday. Here are 5 things to watch.

by Alex Samuels, Cassandra Pollack and Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune January 12, 2021August 17, 2023