ArtSmart, to random
@ArtSmart@mas.to avatar

's 's businesses donated a quarter of a million dollars to Gov. 's 2023 inauguration a whopping 238 days after the massacre. Can you say "rewarding total incompetence", boys and girls? Tilman Fertitta should be ashamed.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/18/uvalde-school-shooting-federal-investigation-police-response/

TexasObserver, to news
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

Top story: The governor's move to block Border Patrol agents from, well, patrolling the represents a significant on-the-ground escalation of his feud with the Biden administration and his bid to wrest control of enforcement away from the federal government.
https://www.texasobserver.org/greg-abbotts-new-years-resolution-sow-chaos-at-the-border?utm_campaign=mastodon via @gusbova

TexasObserver, to politics
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

Greg Abbott has kicked off the New Year by escalating his ongoing war against immigrants to fresh heights of recklessness. Senior Writer @gusbova investigates the latest horrors and abuses taking place at the : https://www.texasobserver.org/greg-abbotts-new-years-resolution-sow-chaos-at-the-border?utm_campaign=mastodon

simulatedchollas, to Texas
@simulatedchollas@mastodon.social avatar
SNerd, to NFL
@SNerd@lor.sh avatar

After this game Governor is going to have to go down to the Rio Grande and watch migrants drown just to feel better about Texas.
@nfl

bigtlb, to humanrights

Greg Abbott should be up on charges.

On top of kidnapping charges for him and DeSantis , for abducting and bussing migrants to other cities without warning.


https://wapo.st/48wbZwt

wdlindsy, to Texas
@wdlindsy@toad.social avatar

"Last night a woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande that marks the border between the U.S. and Mexico near Eagle Pass, Texas."

~ Heather Cox Richardson


/1

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-13-2024

wdlindsy,
@wdlindsy@toad.social avatar

"U.S. Border Patrol agents knew that a group of six migrants were in distress in the river but could not try to save them, as they normally would, because troops from the Texas National Guard and the Texas Military Department prevented the Border Patrol agents from entering the area where they were struggling."


/2

RonaldTooTall, to politics

“The only thing that we are not doing is we’re not shooting people who come across the border—because, of course, the Biden administration would charge us with murder,” the Republican governor told former NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch on her radio show last week.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/greg-abbott-texas-shoot-migrants-border-biden-murder/

br00t4c, to random
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Greg Abbott Says the Only Thing Stopping Texas From Shooting Migrants Is the Headache of Potential Murder Charges

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/greg-abbott-shooting-migrants-headache-of-potential-murder-charges

br00t4c, to Texas
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar
RollingStone, to random

The tension between the state of Texas and the federal government over the border escalated on Thursday when the Texas National Guard seized control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, denying entry to federal authorities. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/texas-national-guard-shelby-park-eagle-pass-border-patrol-1234945639/

DemocracyMattersALot,
@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social avatar

@RollingStone

Is in custody yet?

br00t4c, to random
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar
br00t4c, to random
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DemocracyMattersALot, to Texas
@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social avatar

Poor Greg Abbott. What kind of country is it where we're not free to murder people? Muh, freedumbs!!

Abbott: 'We're not shooting people' who cross Texas border because feds 'would charge us with murder' https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4404134-abbott-texas-border-shooting-migrants/

iuculano, to Texas
@iuculano@masto.ai avatar

And in the 'As if I needed more proof Governor is a piece of ¢rå₱' file...

Listen as he tells the "only thing we're not doing is shooting people" crossing the because "the Administration would charge us with "

Are you fü¢k¡ñg kidding me?!



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RollingStone, to random

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.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/greg-abbott-murder-charges-shooting-migrants-1234945121/

Edelruth,
@Edelruth@mastodon.online avatar

@RollingStone

Well, I suppose after we sigh we can rejoice that still recognizes what a murder looks like.

Oh! And that they are illegal.

TexasObserver, to news
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

After the buses: We spoke with community organizers from both El Paso and New York about the supposed "migrant crisis," and how immigrants are getting thrown under the bus by both Democrats and Republicans ...
https://www.texasobserver.org/working-class-perspectives-on-the-migrant-crisis?utm_campaign=mastodon

br00t4c, to Texas
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar
GottaLaff, to Texas
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

“Mayor placed limits for the first time on Wednesday on how migrants arrive in , pushing back against continuing efforts by the governor of to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to the city.

In an executive order, Adams required charter bus companies to provide 32 hours’ advance notice of arrival of a busload of in the city and limited the times of day at which migrants can be dropped off”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/nyregion/mayor-adams-migrants-bus.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

TexasObserver, to Texas
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

: A thread of our favorite stories we published in 2023 ... The year we almost went under.

In our first cover story after our financial crisis, we investigated the crisis occurring in Women's Health Care and a crucial low-income program many families depend on ... https://www.texasobserver.org/wrecking-womens-healthcare?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver,
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

“This is fuckin’ morbid man. Texas just does not give a fuck.”

: Senior Political Reporter @justinmiller got to the bottom of Greg Abbott's endless money pit—the wall—and the issues it raises for , public thrift, and property rights. https://www.texasobserver.org/abbotts-billion-dollar-barrier?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver,
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

: The legislature kept consolidating power this year, undermining the ability of city governments to choose their own course. Senior Staff Writer @gusbova dug into the so-called "Death Star" bill which passed over the summer ... https://www.texasobserver.org/death-star-hb-2127-democracy?utm_campaign=mastodon

TexasObserver, (edited ) to wildlife
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

Texas’ #border wall is rearing its head—concerns about #wildlife, public thrift, and property rights notwithstanding.

Best of 2023: Justin Miller's deep dive into the bottomless pit of money that is Greg Abbott's beloved barrier ... https://www.texasobserver.org/abbotts-billion-dollar-barrier?utm_campaign=mastodon

#news #politics #USpol #Texas #Mexico #immigration #GregAbbott #BestOf2023

br00t4c, to random
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Greg Abbott Sends Plane of Migrants to Chicago as He Ramps Up Border Stunt

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/texas-governor-greg-abbott-sends-plane-of-migrants-to-chicago

br00t4c, to Texas
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Texas sends plane to Chicago with over 100 people who crossed US-Mexico border

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/21/texas-plane-chicago-abbott-us-mexico-border

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