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Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, May 18, 2020. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News Pool) Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, May 18, 2020. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News Pool)
Abbott: If Mexico Sends One More Immigrant, I’ll Take The Border Hostage Again
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04.19.22 | 11:58 am
Under Pressure, Abbott Signs More Deals With Mexican Governors To Ease His Self-Imposed Border Blockade
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04.15.22 | 10:35 am
Five Points On Greg Abbott’s Border Blockade And National Power Grab
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04.14.22 | 6:30 pm
GOP Guvs’ Anti-Immigration Theater Gets Weird With D.C. Bus Stunt
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04.13.22 | 12:56 pm
Republicans Smell Blood In The Water On The Voting Rights Act. Again. Prime Badge
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04.06.22 | 4:54 pm
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) 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
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03.24.22 | 11:19 am
Where Things Stand: Blue States Prepare To Deal With Red States’ Various Horror Shows
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03.23.22 | 7:31 pm

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) 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’
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03.13.22 | 1:14 pm
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.
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03.10.22 | 5:12 pm
Where Things Stand: Biden Uses GOP’s Greatest Fear Against Them
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03.03.22 | 6:15 pm

The tactic doesn’t always work, but this was a clever one.

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