Tag: Texas

Biden Will Deliver Address On Texas School Shooting As Nation Reels From Deaths

By Summer Concepcion | May 24, 2022 6:35 p.m.

Where Things Stand: Abbott Says 14 Children And One Teacher Killed In School Shooting

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By Nicole Lafond | May 24, 2022 6:13 p.m.

Just days after New York state was rocked by a devastating mass shooting in Buffalo where 10 people were killed by a white gunman, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) confirmed this afternoon that more than a dozen children were murdered in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

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

By Josh Kovensky | April 19, 2022 11:58 a.m.

Under Pressure, Abbott Signs More Deals With Mexican Governors To Ease His Self-Imposed Border Blockade

By Josh Kovensky | April 15, 2022 10:35 a.m.

Five Points On Greg Abbott’s Border Blockade And National Power Grab

By Josh Kovensky | April 14, 2022 6:30 p.m.

GOP Guvs’ Anti-Immigration Theater Gets Weird With D.C. Bus Stunt

By Cristina Cabrera | April 13, 2022 12:56 p.m.

Republicans Smell Blood In The Water On The Voting Rights Act. Again.

By Matt Shuham | April 6, 2022 4:54 p.m.

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

By Cristina Cabrera | March 24, 2022 11:19 a.m.

Where Things Stand: Blue States Prepare To Deal With Red States’ Various Horror Shows

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By Nicole Lafond | March 23, 2022 7:31 p.m.

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.