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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.
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San Antonio-Austin Rep. Chip Roy tries to adjourn U.S. House rather than vote for Ukraine aid
Roy also voted against a U.S. ban on Russian oil imports and during a Fox News appearance seemed to downplay the brutality of the invasion.
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Texas isn’t ready to support more parents and kids in a post-Roe world, advocates warn
More than a quarter of women of childbearing age are uninsured in Texas, the highest rate in the nation, and the state has chosen to cap Medicaid benefits for new moms earlier than other states.
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Ken Paxton says he’s being sued by the state bar for misconduct over his lawsuit challenging the 2020 election
A few hours after saying he was being sued by the bar, Paxton’s office announced an investigation into the Texas Bar Foundation for ‘facilitating mass influx of illegal aliens.’
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Assclown Alert: Unraveling Texas Republicans’ bromance with Elon Musk
Members of the Texas GOP are falling all over themselves to high-five Musk for his Twitter takeover.
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Medical, legal experts say Texas AG Ken Paxton ‘warped’ facts in opinion on transgender kids
Following the release of Paxton’s opinion, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas child welfare officials to investigate families of transgender children.
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If the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, Texas will enact complete abortion ban
Under Texas’ “trigger law,” doctors who perform abortions after Roe v. Wade is overturned would face up to life in prison.
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$250K Shed, Isis Romero: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Apparently, people had a hard time believing a three-room shed east of downtown could be listed for $250,000.
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In San Antonio, Gov. Greg Abbott says his much-touted buses to D.C. carried as few as nine migrants
Abbott has made national headlines by saying he’s shipping migrants to Washington D.C. because the Biden White House isn’t tough enough on immigration.
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GOP megadonor Steven Hotze charged after a bogus election fraud scheme led a former cop to threaten a repairman
The charges stem from Hotze’s hiring of more than a dozen private investigators to look for voter fraud in Harris County ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border slowdown ruined millions of dollars in food. Texas consumers will pay.
Consumers will feel the impact as produce distributors try to shore up their losses due to dwindling supplies.
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Forbes Billionaires, Youngest Mariachi Singer: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Current readers also gravitated to a story about Texans crossing into New Mexico in big numbers to purchase legal weed.
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Bad Takes: Texas county’s murder rap against woman for ‘self-induced abortion’ didn’t occur in a bubble
The incident is a hint of what’s to come as the U.S. right imposes aggressive abortion restrictions.
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South Texas DA drops murder charge in abortion case, but advocates warn of what’s to come
Experts said women may be more likely to face such charges under the current political environment.
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Texas child welfare workers quitting over governor’s order to investigate families with transgender kids
Nearly 1 in 10 investigators in Child Protective Services’ Austin office have resigned since the controversial order.
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Ted Cruz and John Cornyn vote no as Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to SCOTUS
Texas’ U.S. senators have acknowledged the historical nature of Jackson’s nomination but said ahead of their votes that they believe her ideology could be harmful for the court and the country.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he’ll prioritize passing Texas version of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
Patrick has also championed other anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, including his failed 2017 bathroom bill.
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Former child-welfare supervisor says Texas straying from protocols as it looks into parents of trans kids
The former staffer said it looks as if outcomes of investigations into families with trans children are predetermined.
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After voting against Russian oil ban, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy now says he’s helping Ukraine’s orphans
Roy was one of the few House members to buck a bipartisan 414-17 vote to ban Russian oil imports.
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Group buys billboards in San Antonio, other Texas cities to fight governor’s anti-trans order
The billboards purchased by the Trevor Project will educate the public about life-saving crisis services while spelling out the importance of gender-affirming care.