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Trump to hold rally in South Texas two days before early voting
The former president will stage a rally Saturday in Robstown, west of Corpus Christi.
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San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich goes ballistic over Gov. Greg Abbott’s failure on guns
‘Our governor, our lieutenant governor … they have done nothing since that massacre to make it more difficult for the next massacre to take place,’ Popovich said.
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How the debunked conspiracy film 2000 Mules became Texas Republican orthodoxy
Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections and could be a pretext for more restrictive voting laws in the future.
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Creepy Craigslist Ad, Councilman Mario Bravo: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
San Antonio Councilman Mario Bravo had the dubious distinction of appearing twice in our top stories.
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Texas court confirms the attorney general can’t unilaterally prosecute election cases
Texas’ highest criminal court once again said the attorney general needs permission from local prosecutors to pursue election cases. Attorney General Ken Paxton had fought that decision.
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Texas GOP donor and activist Steven Hotze claims COVID-19 vaccine can control minds with 5G
Earlier this year, Hotze was indicted on felony charges over his alleged involvement in a plot to uncover ‘fraudulent ballots.’
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Investigations of parents with trans kids hastening collapse of Texas’ child welfare agency, staffers say
Employee departures are hindering the agency’s ability to perform basic functions and have contributed to a ‘constant state of crisis,’ staffers argue in a legal filing.
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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.’
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Texas education board moves to delay updates to social studies curriculum after conservative pushback
Opponents of the recommended changes, including Republican legislators, complained that they downplayed Texan and American exceptionalism and didn’t present opposing views on the gay rights movement.
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Texas child welfare agency told staff to stay quiet about investigations of families with trans kids
Officials told employees not to communicate about cases via email or text — even with families under investigation, according to records obtained by two news organizations.
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Families of the Uvalde shooting victims denounce Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform
The governor has made a vocal enemy in the families of Robb Elementary shooting victims, who are demanding a special legislative session to reach a compromise on an age limit to purchase automatic rifles.
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As his district gets redder, Uvalde’s Republican congressman faces heat for votes on guns and gay marriage
Gonzales broke with his party to support sweeping gun safety legislation that passed after the city’s tragedy. He drew backlash from GOP activists again after he voted to protect same-sex marriage.
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Bad Takes: Sorry, Greg Abbott, it’s not a ‘Nixonian’ tragedy that presidents aren’t above the law
Where was Abbott’s concern for protecting dissent in 2020 when Trump sent federal officers to Portland to throw Black Lives Matter protesters in the back of unmarked vans?
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Congressional candidate Monica De La Cruz disparaged COVID-19 aid despite taking thousands of dollars for her businesses
Monica De La Cruz runs on a campaign against runaway spending and “socialist” policies, blasting Democratic measures to expand federal assistance amid the pandemic.
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The majority of Texans support legalizing cannabis for recreational use, according to new poll
According to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler survey, 55% of Texans said they either support or strongly support legalization of recreational pot.
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‘We failed’: Gay Republicans who fought for acceptance in Texas GOP see little progress
Gay Republicans who have fought for acceptance within the Texas GOP over the past three decades said progress has been excruciatingly slow.
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Texas Republicans in Congress vote against bill to protect right to contraception
The House passed the measure, but it will have a harder time getting through the evenly divided Senate.
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Texas charity that backs Trump’s stolen-election lie has deep ties to Ken Paxton
The Texas attorney general would be the one to hold True the Vote accountable on allegations that it swindled a $2.5 million donor. But the nonprofit’s founder has been a friend and an ally.
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Only one Texas Republican in the U.S. House voted to protect marriage equality
San Antonio-area U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales was the sole Texas Republican to vote for the legislation, while U.S. Rep. Chip Roy voted against it.
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller calls for expanding state’s medical cannabis program
‘Someone just did a poll,’ Miller’s Democratic opponent fired back in a tweet.