Texas

Under Pressure, Abbott Signs More Deals With Mexican Governors To Ease His Self-Imposed Border Blockade
Five Points On Greg Abbott’s Border Blockade And National Power Grab
GOP Guvs’ Anti-Immigration Theater Gets Weird With D.C. Bus Stunt
Republicans Smell Blood In The Water On The Voting Rights Act. Again. Prime Badge
Gov. Brad Little issues a statewide stay-at-home order to further prevent spread of coronavirus COVID-19 at a press conference on March 25, 2020 in Boise, Idaho. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/TNS) My State’s Texas-Style Abortion Ban Is Terrible, Idaho GOP Guv Declares As He Signs Ban Into Law
Where Things Stand: Blue States Prepare To Deal With Red States’ Various Horror Shows
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All signs continue to point to SCOTUS issuing a ruling this summer that could dismantle Roe, tossing the decision of whether or not individuals can obtain abortions into the salivating hands of Republican state elected officials.

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AUSTIN, TX - JUNE 08: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on June 8, 2021. Abbott signed Senate bills 2 and 3 into law to reform the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and weatherize and improve the reliability of the state's power grid. The bill signing comes months after a disastrous February winter storm that created widespread power outages and left dozens of Texans dead. (Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images) Judge Temporarily Halts Texas From Probing Gender-Affirming Care For Minors As ‘Child Abuse’
It’s Official: Texas Republicans’ New Voting Law Disenfranchised Thousands Of Otherwise Eligible Voters
The full impact of Texas’ new voter suppression law is only just now becoming clear.
Where Things Stand: Biden Uses GOP’s Greatest Fear Against Them
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The tactic doesn’t always work, but this was a clever one.

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Judge Temporarily Stops Texas From Investigating The Parents Of A Transgender Child
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