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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott agrees to 1 debate, while Democrat Beto O’Rourke wants 3

AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott, a second-term Republican, and Democrat Beto O’Rourke are sparring over how many times they should debate ahead of the midterm election.

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Greg Abbott agrees to one debate with Beto O’Rourke, but O’Rourke wants more

The governor said Tuesday he has agreed to debate O’Rourke, his Democratic opponent, on Sept. 30 in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Lawmakers decry collapsing Texas juvenile prison system, ask Abbott to call special session

Without a jolt of funding, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department will struggle to hire workers and regain control over the safety and treatment of almost 600 incarcerated youth, its acting director told lawmakers at a hearing.

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Texas GOP school choice push falls flat

Rural Republicans have historically been against diverting public dollars to private schools

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Abbott elevates cop indicted in protest

Justin Berry was among 19 Austin police officers accused of using excessive force against protesters

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NYC mayor calls Gov. Abbott’s actions ‘horrific’ as second bus of migrants arrives from Texas

WASHINGTON — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is condemning the actions of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after a second bus carrying migrants sent from Texas arrived over the weekend as the governor delivered on his promise to send migrants to the city.

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ACLU calls for investigation into treatment of migrants in Texas Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

DALLAS — The ACLU of Texas and the national ACLU filed a formal complaint on Monday asking for a federal investigation into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star by the Department of Homeland Security civil rights compliance unit.

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New York's mayor says Abbott sending busloads of migrants from Texas is 'horrific'

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is blasting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, saying he has used thousands of innocent people as "political pawns."

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ACLU calls on feds to investigate Abbott’s policy transporting migrants back to border

In July, Abbott authorized state law enforcement to transport migrants to ports of entry. It’s unclear how and why migrants are being detained, raising civil rights concerns and questions about whether the state is overstepping federal authority.

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Texas Republicans are trying to sell school choice measures, but rural conservatives aren’t buying

Any school choice policy must win over rural Republicans, who have historically been against diverting public dollars to private schools.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams slams Texas Gov Greg Abbott for busing migrants as he asks for federal help

Abbott started Lone Star Operation in April by sending buses with undocumented migrants arriving in Texas to Washington DC

The Independent UK

“This is horrific,” New York City mayor says of Greg Abbott’s policy as second busload of migrants from Texas arrives

In an expansion of the governor’s plan to bus migrants from the Texas border to East Coast cities, 64 asylum-seekers arrived in New York City over the weekend.

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El Paso lawmaker aids Uvalde shooting investigation three years after massacre in his city

State Rep. Joe Moody rushed to the site of a mass shooting in his city in 2019, then warned House colleagues that it would happen again as they passed a permitless carry bill. Now he’s at the center of the investigation into the Uvalde massacre.

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At CPAC, conservative Texans show Donald Trump loyalty and support for another presidential run

A straw poll conducted at the conference found that Trump is still the overwhelming favorite among attendees. Sen. Ted Cruz, who spoke at the conference on Friday, came in third with 2% of the straw poll vote, coming up short to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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CPAC Dallas is still Trump-centric, but Ron DeSantis is on Texans’ minds

DALLAS — The Conservative Political Action Conference is still very much a Donald Trump-dominated event, but ears perked up anytime another name was mentioned during the three-day event in Dallas.

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Texas Gov Greg Abbott appoints officer charged with excessive force in George Floyd protests to state police council

Austin, Texas, has paid millions to settle excessive force suits

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Gov. Greg Abbott appoints officer indicted for misconduct during George Floyd protests to police regulatory agency

Justin Berry was among 19 Austin police officers indicted earlier this year, accused of using excessive force against people protesting the murder of George Floyd.

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Texas Republicans rally their base at CPAC, but draw criticism over Hungarian prime minister’s appearance

Viktor Orbán appeared at the convention in Dallas after saying last week that Europeans “do not want to become peoples of mixed race.” Texas officials attending, though, stayed focused on criticizing Democrats.

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DC mayor’s request for federal assistance for influx of migrants sent by Texas is denied

WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense denied D.C. Mayor Murial Bowser’s request for the National Guard to assist in the influx of migrants sent by charter buses from Texas, a day after Gov. Greg Abbott criticized the mayor at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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Migrants from Texas border arrive at NYC’s Port Authority Bus Terminal as Gov. Greg Abbott’s feud with Mayor Adams escalates

NEW YORK — A busload of about 50 migrants dispatched to New York City by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrived early Friday as the Lone Star State Republican continued his war with the White House over its open border policies.

Al Jazeera

Texas and Arizona bus thousands of migrants to US capital

The move by Republican governors protesting Biden’s US border policies has been dismissed by some as ‘political stunt’.

Texas Observer

The Fascist Circus Comes to CPAC Texas

Republican politicians joined Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for speeches laced with antisemitism and overt Christian nationalism.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is now busing migrants to New York City

Abbott made the announcement Friday in the state’s latest confrontation with an East Coast city that is steeped in politics.

Reuters

Texas governor sends migrants to New York City as immigration standoff accelerates

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, said on Friday he has started to send buses carrying migrants to New York City in an effort to push responsibility for border crossers to Democratic mayors and U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat.

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