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The Texas State Senate has approved a bill that requires public schools to prominently display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. This bill passed in the state senate by a 17-12 vote and will next move to the state’s House of Representatives, where it is expected to pass. State Sen. Phil King (R), who authored the bill, stated that displaying the Ten Commandments acknowledge “the role that fundamental religious documents and principles had in American heritage and law.” He remarked that this new bill is a direct response to the Supreme Court’s decision last June in Kennedy v. Bremerton S...
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Beto O’Rourke, a Democratic candidate for the Texas gubernatorial race, shut down a heckler during a rally who laughed as he was sharing the details of a recent mass shooting at Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two teachers dead. The incident occurred as the former presidential candidate spoke solemnly to a crowd of gathered teachers and parents. The mood was sober as O’Rourke described the children’s injuries and discussed the need for gun control. Mid-sentence into O’Rourke’s remembrance of the victims, a man can be heard laughing behind the politician. Immediately, O’Rourke turned ...
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The Texas Republican Party announced the implementation of a new 40-page anti-LGBTQ platform over the weekend, calling homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle” and “opposes all efforts to validate transgender identity.” The “Homosexuality and Gender Issues” section indicates a formal stance against legally protecting those who are a part of the LGBTQ community by declaring identification a choice. They also voiced support for anyone who opposes homosexuality based on religion or “traditional values.” The platform also announced opposition to taxpayer funds going to “medical gender dysphoria treat...
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In the wake of the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, angry citizens and lawmakers seek answers from the town’s local police force that failed the massacre’s 21 victims, including 19 elementary school students and two teachers. The chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Pete Arredondo, has had a spotty attendance at recent Uvalde City Council meetings despite being sworn in as a City Council member in late May of this year. Arredondo’s request for a leave of absence from future City Council meetings was denied on Tuesday night in a una...
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In a rare show of defiance against the gun lobby, hundreds of Texas Republican donors have voiced their support for gun-control measures following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which killed 19 children and two adults. In an open letter published in the Dallas Morning News, 250 Republicans called for an expansion of background checks, red flag laws and raising the age limit to purchase a gun to 21. “Most law enforcement experts believe these measures would make a difference,” the letter said. “And recent polls of fellow conservatives suggest that there is strong su...
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The State Bar of Texas’ disciplinary committee filed a lawsuit against state Attorney Gen. Ken Paxton in a Collin County court for professional misconduct in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in four battleground states. They called Paxton’s urging of the U.S. Supreme Court to block President Joe Biden‘s victory based on misrepresented facts “dishonest.” The high court threw out the former President Donald Trump-backed suit. “As a result of Respondent’s actions, Defendant States were required to expend time, money, and resources to respond to the misrepresentations and false st...
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Texas Rep. Van Taylor (R) ended his reelection campaign after admitting to having an affair. “About a year ago, I made a horrible mistake that has caused deep hurt and pain among those I love most in this world,” Taylor wrote in an email to supporters. “I had an affair, it was wrong, and it was the greatest failure of my life. I want to apologize for the pain I have caused with my indiscretion, most of all to my wife Anne and our three daughters.” The Congressman, who has represented Texas’ third district since 2019, made the announcement just after bringing in 49% of his district’s vote in a ...
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The strengthened Texas voting law is resulting in a swift rise of rejected mail-in voting applications and ballots. The law, titled SB 1, went into effect in December and it requires a complex voter identification process. Added requirements include providing a driver’s license number or the last four digits of the voter’s social security number. At least one of the numbers must match what the state has on file. Republicans in right-leaning states were quick to introduce and pass restrictive voting laws following the 2020 election, which former President Donald Trump called “rigged” and “stole...
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A week after the 2020 presidential election, Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick (R-Texas) announced on his website that he would give “up to $1 million to incentivize, encourage, and reward people to come forward and report voter fraud.” Patrick’s call came after former President Donald Trump falsely claimed massive voter fraud – by Democrats. Patrick was not able to substantiate any cases of fraud – until now. He has just paid $25,000 to Democrat Eric Frank. Frank, a poll worker in Pennsylvania, reported a Republican voter, Ralph Halloway Thurman, tried to vote a second time as his son. He immediately...
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On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) signed an election bill that adds more voting restrictions on the state’s citizens, three months after the Democrats spent months trying to block the bill from becoming law. “One thing that all Texans can agree, and that is that we must have trust and confidence in our elections. The bill that I’m about to sign helps to achieve that goal,” Abbott said at Tuesday’s bill signing ceremony in Austin. The bill was signed three months after Democrats in the Texas House left the state Capitol to block the Republican voting bill temporarily. More than 50 Democrat...
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