gregabbott

Boy, that’s rich. The gall.
#GregAbbott #NoRepublicansEverAgain

Greg Abbott Accuses Biden of Using Migrants as “Political Pawns” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/04/greg-abbott-political-pawns/

“The Board and the Governor have put their politics over justice and made a mockery of our legal system.”

Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott issued a full pardon for Daniel Perry, who killed Garrett Foster, a protester at a Black Lives Matter march in 2020. Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti explains all the context the governor ignored: https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-pardon-daniel-perry-garrett-foster/

#news #politics #USpol #GregAbbott #BlackLivesMatter #protest #GunViolence #Texas

“Of all people, you have a #disability so you can relate, I hope.”

Out today from Austin Free Press: Disability rights activists protested outside the Governor's Mansion, for the "liberation" of more people from institutions, marking the anniversary of a key #SCOTUS decision:
https://austinfreepress.org/wheres-abbott-austin-disability-activists-picket-one-of-their-own-at-governors-mansion/

#news #politics #activism #health #HumanRights #disabled #protest #GregAbbott #USpol #politics #law #CivilRights

Just out from @josephinelee and Joelle DiPaolo: After three decades of fighting back against #vouchers, the governor enlisted the help of the president to destroy the last vestiges of Republican resistance this week. https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/

#education #schools #Trump #GregAbbott #politics #USpol #news #TXlege #Texas #Republicans #democracy

Griffin:

Exclusive: Data obtained by NBC News indicates that #Texas Republican #GregAbbott did not send a single bus of migrants out of the state in July — an indication of the progress the Biden-Harris admin has made at the border — despite his vow at the RNC just last month to keep sending buses. https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/abbott-sent-no-migrant-buses-texas-north-july-rcna167746

There is a room with three doors. Each bears a label: “Latino Vote,” “Purpling Suburbs,” and “Big City Turnout.” This November, Texas #Democrats opened these three doors, and behind all they discovered a Cerberus from Greek mythology with the heads of Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Greg Abbott. Then the monster ate them.

From Interim Editor-in-Chief @gusbova: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-democrats-lost-decade-2024/

#politics #USpol #news #Trump #TedCruz #GregAbbott #TXlege #Republicans #election2024 #Texas

Out today from me, at @TexasObserver: The creators of "Young Greg Abbott: A FuQusical" hope to take their show on the road, inspiring anger, laughter, and political change while undermining the governor's career through satire. "We want to be in his ear, as this very annoying little pesky punk show following him around."
https://www.texasobserver.org/young-greg-abbott-musical/

#culture #GregAbbott #politics #USpol #Texas #weird #Austin #theatre

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“So the fear which we’re trying to avoid is people fighting among themselves.”

In my latest for @deceleration, I interviewed two experienced #disability rights organizers about preparing for Donald #Trump and the #Texas Legislature. Included was Bob Kafka, a legendary organizer in his late 70s who was present at key historic battles like the passage of the ADA: https://deceleration.news/disability-rights-texas-bob-kafka/

#activism #HumanRights #DonaldTrump #TXlege #GregAbbott #politics #USpol #news

New from Francesca D'Annunzio: Under Governor Greg Abbott's multi-billion dollar border security bonanza, Operation Lone Star, the Rio Grande no longer holds back law enforcement efforts. Today's digital border reaches across Texas and beyond. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/

This story is presented in partnership with the Pulitzer Center.

#surveillance #tech #SocialMedia #GregAbbott #police #border #privacy #security #USpol #politics #news

Our top story: “Texas has become a pay-to-play [state] if you want these big government contracts because we don’t have fair bidding requirements. Now we see these political donors getting rich off taxpayer money with no accountability. Abbott acts as if he’s king, and he’s rewarding his patrons.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-operation-lone-star-contractors-bonanza/

#politics #USpol #Texas #news #TXlege #GregAbbott #immigration #HumanRights #border

Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-maternal-mortality-analysis-methodology

#Abortion #Texas #GregAbbott #KenPaxton #GOPKillers #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

New today: I created a brief guide to help Texans, especially #LGBTQIA+ folks and allies living here, better understand the legislature and which bills are likely to become law ... and which ones probably won't go anywhere.

If we're going to be share, fight, protest ... we should make it count. https://kitoconnell.com/2025/03/22/bad-bills-texas-legislature-understanding-how-to/

#Texas #TXlege #politics #USpol #transphobia #HumanRights #Republicans #GregAbbott #fascism #genocide #News

Out today at Austin Free Press: Respected UT professor Richard Heyman was arrested and lost his job after an altercation with police at a protest for #Palestine last year. Newly released video shows the Texas state trooper deliberately shoving Heyman multiple times. https://austinfreepress.org/days-of-rage/

#Austin #education #UTAustin #news #politics #USpol #GregAbbott #protest #activism

My latest for Deceleration: Greg Abbott could defund the #police in San Marcos—at least partially—if the Texas governor carries through with his threats over a proposed city council resolution calling for a ceasefire in #Gaza. https://deceleration.news/palestine-greg-abbott-defund-san-marcos-police-israeli-violence/

#politics #Texas #SanMarcos #Palestine #FreePalestine #BDS #news #GregAbbott #USpol

NEW: "The State of #Texas has long been an experimental project of fascism for this country. Which strategies can they equip themselves with, what strategies are effective in forcing public opinion and forcing local municipalities to do whatever they want?"

Here's the extended interview with San Marcos City council member Amanda Rodriguez as a FREE bonus on my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-bonus-and-130206440

#Palestine #Texas #activism #politics #USpol #news #capitalism #SanMarcos #fascism #GregAbbott

“Palestinian Liberation has always shown us that everything is interconnected.”

Out today in Deceleration: San Marcos' city council wouldn't acknowledge the genocide in #Gaza, so Amanda Rodriguez ran for city council and won. My interview with her and others from Palestine Solidarity SMTX. https://deceleration.news/gaza-ceasefire-vote-a-first-in-texas-san-marcos/

#Texas #politics #USpol #news #GregAbbott #Palestine #democracy #solidarity #activism