texas
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Texas Gov. Abbott Wants to Reverse the Lowered Illegal Voting Penalties He Just Signed Into Law
Apparently, Abbott and them didn't give the bill a good once-over before busting out the pen.
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Texas GOP Proposed Redistricting Map Would Reduce Black and Hispanic Majority Congressional Districts
Despite people of color making up 95 percent of the state's growth over the last decade, Republicans are moving to diminish their voting power.
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Texas School Board Moves Forward With Process to Fire Black Principal Accused of Teaching Critical Race Theory
The district says that the board's vote is only one step of the process and that Principal James Whitfield will have an opportunity to appeal the decision.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Unsurprisingly Tests Positive for COVID-19
The Republican governor has been decidedly anti-mask and anti-vaccination mandates throughout the course of the pandemic.
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Reps. Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley Sleep Outside the U.S. Capitol to Protest End of Pandemic Eviction Freeze
Like the people, the American government isn't a monolith. Some politicians actually do care. Rep. Cori Bush is a prime example.
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Texas Senate Passes Bill to Remove Required Lessons on Civil Rights Movements From Public School Curriculums
The bill, which comes after Texas signed a law banning teachings on critical race theory, is currently stalled in the state's House of Representatives.
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Ted Cruz Criticizes Texas Democrats for Walkout. Texas Democrats Respond: ‘I Know You Ain't Talking.'
Cruz famously fled his state earlier this year while it was in the midst of a historic snowstorm.
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Texas Governor Goes Full Karen, Threatens to Arrest House Democrats Who Fled the State to Fight for Voting Rights
Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to arrest House Democrats who fled the state to ensure that a voting rights bill couldn't be voted on.
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Man Who Waited Six Hours to Vote in Texas Arrested Because He Voted Months Before His Parole Ended
Voting rights advocates want the state to better ensure people are properly notified of their rights at the polls.
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Fragile Republican Pressures Texas Museum to Withdraw From Book Event Examining Slavery's Role in the Battle of Alamo
In today's episode of White Fragility Ruins Everything...