Texas Governor Greg Abbott lamented that Texas can’t shoot migrants trying to cross the border illegally because “the Biden administration would charge us with murder.” On Jan. 5, Abbott appeared on the radio show of former NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch. During a discussion of Texas’ efforts to curb the illegal …
Read More »Trump Serves Food to Soldiers and Police, Complains There's None Left for Him
Former president Donald Trump tried to do a charitable thing Sunday, handing out food to Texas National Guard soldiers, troopers, and others who will be working at the border during Thanksgiving. But he then complained that there wasn’t enough food left for him. “The food looked very good. I wanted …
Read More »Christian Chavez Slams Gov. Greg Abbott's Anti-LGBTQ Policies at RBD's El Paso Show: 'No One Will Silence Us'
Christian Chavez is fully embracing his queer identity onstage — and using his platform to slam Texas‘ anti-LGBTQ laws. On Friday, during Mexican pop group RBD’s reunion tour opener in El Paso, Texas, Chavez — who is openly gay and from the state — slammed Gov. Greg Abbott and the …
Read More »Texas Forced This Woman to Give Birth to a Stillborn Son. She's Suing
After multiple miscarriages, Kiersten Hogan thought she would never be able to carry a pregnancy to term. She’d nearly given up hope when in June 2021 she learned she was pregnant. But at just 19 weeks —days after Texas’ Senate Bill 8 went into effect — Hogan woke up at …
Read More »Allen First Responder Calls Out Greg Abbott While Calling for Gun Laws
The tide of senseless mass shootings in the United States continued on Saturday when a shooter wielding a high-powered assault rifle killed eight people and wounded seven more at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas. Steven Spainhouer, one of the first responders to the scene, called out Texas Governor Greg …
Read More »Texas GOP Bill Gives Tax Cuts to Heterosexual Parents
A newly introduced Texas House bill proposes property tax cuts for couples who get married, stay married, and have lots of children. There’s a catch though. In order to qualify for the tax benefit, couples need to be heterosexual, never divorced, and their children born or adopted after their date …
Read More »Students Can Carry Guns at the University of Texas — But They Can't Use TikTok
“You are no longer able to access TikTok on any device if you are connected to the university via its wired or WIFI networks.” So reads a notice that appears on the devices of students at the University of Texas at Austin after the school announced it would be blocking …
Read More »Texas AG Tried to Get a List of Trans Residents … For Some Reason
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office sought data from the Texas Department of Public Safety in an effort to identify transgender individuals in the state, according to a report from The Washington Post. The department reportedly received a request in June from the attorney general’s office regarding information on Texans …
Read More »Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Ban TikTok In America
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) have introduced legislation aimed at banning social media company TikTok from operating in the United States. The proposed bill — dubbed the Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by …
Read More »Texas Lawmakers Are Gearing Up to Make Life Miserable for Trans People
Multiple bills have been submitted to the Texas state Senate that would make providing or consenting to gender-affirming care for a minor a form of child abuse under Texas’s Family Code. The bills are just a handful of the more than 800 legislative proposals submitted to the Texas legislature in …
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