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The Republican governor’s comments on Wednesday effectively shut down one of the few proposals with seemingly bipartisan public support after the Robb Elementary school massacre in Uvalde.
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The principal of Robb Elementary School has reportedly been placed on administrative leave, with pay. The suspension was not mentioned at last night’s school board meeting.
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Few, if any, have made it to the U.S.-Mexico border since police in the Mexican border state of Coahuila began blocking, detaining and even deporting migrants in accordance with that state’s “Operation Mirror,” backed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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'We are absolutely political pawns here' — Gov. Abbott condemned over mistreatment of National GuardReports of suicides, poor working conditions, and pay issues among Texas National Guard mobilized to the border under Operation Lone Star has Gov. Abbott facing criticism from both the left and right ahead of the March 1 primaries.
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For more than a decade, some Texas county clerks’ offices have left thousands of unredacted social security numbers online — exposing people to COVID relief fund theft and other identity crimes. County clerks never told people they were exposed, and the state government hasn’t prioritized protecting this crucial piece of their personal information.
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A Springtown man with the same name as the former governor filed Monday to run for the state's top post against Gov. Greg Abbott, raising the prospect of dirty political tricks.
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The Texas Military Department will soon begin building border wall infrastructure in the Rio Grande Valley and continue construction in the Del Rio sector as part of Governor Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star. The controversial program is set to continue indefinitely.
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"The larger matter at hand here is that the Texas governor is trying to wind up fears around COVID and around this new strain of COVID to justify his anti-asylum and anti-migrant policies in South Texas,” said Ari Sawyer with Human Rights Watch.
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Castro and 25 other members of Congress argued in a letter that the policy is likely illegal, and wanted an investigation into the state's treatment of migrants crossing the border.
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The measure prohibits trans children and teens from playing on teams that align with their gender identity. LGBTQ+ rights groups in Texas and families of trans children say they are looking into legal options to challenge the bill.