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Texas sheriff declares Martha's Vineyard migrants crime victims, paving way for special visas

It'll enable the migrants to obtain a special visa to stay in the U.S. they otherwise wouldn't have received.

Axios

Preckwinkle calls for U.S. help as county faces ‘considerable’ health costs for asylum seekers bused from Texas, Florida

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle condemns “cynical, disgraceful tactic” of Southern Republican governors busing asylum seekers to Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bexar County sheriff certifies that migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard are crime victims, clearing path for special visas

The move clears a pathway for those people to get a special visa to stay in the country that they otherwise would not have received.

The Texas Tribune

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Beto O’Rourke catches Gov. Greg Abbott in cash on hand as race hits homestretch

The Democratic challenger ended the latest fundraising period, July 1 through Sept. 29, with slightly more cash on hand than the governor.

The Texas Tribune

Longer waits impact Black, Latino voters

Long waits are concentrated in poorer neighborhoods with a higher percentage of nonwhite voters

Salon

Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Fueled Sierra Blanca Migrant Shooting, Advocates Say

The brothers who shot two undocumented immigrants on a ranch had faced accusations of racism and violence in the past.

Texas Observer

It's taking more time to cast a ballot in US elections – and even longer for Black and Hispanic voters

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the November 2020 election brought out about 155 million voters. That represented 67% of Americans over 18, and it was the highest voter turnout of any modern election.

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Texas Democrats lean heavily on abortion message in key races ahead of midterm election

WASHINGTON — Texas Democrats are hosting an “Our Choice” town hall Thursday night to highlight key candidates’ support for abortion rights in a signal of where some party strategists are placing their emphasis ahead of the midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Mexico’s president condemns Greg Abbott’s ‘offensive’ migrant busing

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rebukes Republican governors relying on immigration for ‘political, electoral purposes’

The Independent UK

Republicans self-sabotaging on cannabis

Decriminalizing pot is popular even with Republican voters, but GOP leaders are sticking with '60s-style hysterics

Salon

Mexico says tackling migration, does not want to be in U.S. election debate

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said his government was working to keep a lid on undocumented immigration ahead of U.S. elections so that his country is not drawn into the political crossfire.

Reuters

Carhartt hoodies, MAGA hats and cowboy boots: What candidate fashion can tell us about the 2022 election

What can 2022 midterm candidates’ fashion can tell us about race, gender and the future of the parties in US politics? Josh Marcus investigates

The Independent UK

Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform after Uvalde is hardly surprising. Until you look at Parkland

As a Republican governor of a historically red state, who is both notoriously cosy with the NRA and in the midst of an election cycle, Abbott’s inaction may come as little surprise. Except that it has been done before, Rachel Sharp writes

The Independent UK

Dan Patrick targets rural Texas in media-shy bus tour

Patrick’s campaign strategy in rural Texas may suggest he’s trying to shore up the party’s most reliable base of voters in an area that both Beto O’Rourke and Mike Collier have spent considerable resources to win over this election cycle.

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Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke edges Gov. Greg Abbott in fundraising — again

AUSTIN, Texas — Democrat Beto O’Rourke has done what no Greg Abbott opponent has ever done — raised more than the veteran GOP officeholder in two consecutive reporting periods.

The Independent UK

Beto O'Rourke raises another $25M for last leg of Texas race

Democrat Beto O’Rourke says his campaign for Texas governor raised another $25 million over the past three months as a big-spending race with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott enters the final stretch

The Texas Tribune

O’Rourke raises over $25 million from July through late September, outraising Abbott again

His campaign said the massive amount came at a faster clip than his previous, record-breaking haul.

Tribune News Service

Beto O’Rourke: Texas economy is successful but not because of Greg Abbott

DALLAS — The Texas economy is humming, but it’s not because of Gov. Greg Abbott — it’s in spite of him, Beto O’Rourke said Monday.

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The most important midterm elections to watch ahead of Election Day

Nevada’s Senate race could go either way. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott likely to cruise to re-election. And John Fetterman still leads in Pennsylvania, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

GOP makes push to weaken Democrats' grip on Texas border

Texas Democrats are embarking on another October blitz in pursuit of flipping America’s big red state

Ballotpedia

Texas Gov. Abbott receives $69.5 million this cycle, with S. Javaid Anwar as top individual donor

In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Texas Ethics Commission, the governor received $69,538,463 in total contributions and spent $68,042,038 between January 1, 2021 and June…

Benzinga

Gov. Abbott Says No To Cannabis Pardons In Texas, What About His Opponent O'Rourke?

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he will pardon all pr

The Texas Tribune

At Houston youth summit, young conservatives weary of GOP infighting

The event came as a younger, more diverse generation of Americans increasingly flocks to the left of the Democratic Party.

The Independent UK

Self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to ‘red pill’ anti-lockdown crusader: What are Elon Musk’s politics?

The Tesla and SpaceX tycoon has donated to both parties and attacked everyone from Joe Biden through Donald Trump to trade unions and ‘pronouns’, but underneath it all there is a consistent ideology, writes Io Dodds

Tribune News Service

VP Kamala Harris in Austin hits Texas abortion ban as ‘immoral,’ pleads for votes

WASHINGTON – One month before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Austin, Texas, on Saturday and, calling Texas’ abortion ban “immoral,” urged voters to install prosecutors and state officials who will not try to imprison abortion providers.

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