>"A series of tragedies and challenges have soured the mood of Texans and made the governor’s race perhaps the most competitive since the 1990s."

"State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde, says the governor has not been to the..."

Good. This immoral policy is rooted in bigotry, and trans kids in Texas and across the U.S. should know they are loved and protected. _...Read More_

CNN: Why Joe Biden looked to segregrationist history to pull the GOP back from the brink on voting rights. >"By invoking _...Read More_

The New York Times: Texas Hostage Taker Was Known to British Intelligence. >"Malik Faisal Akram was listed as a “subject of interest” in 2020 _...Read More_

"Follow live updates on the sentencings of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William ‘Roddie’ Bryan Jr"

>"Greg Abbott’s shift will face a test in next year’s election, but he has demonstrated during his career a keen sense of the political winds."

"When Mauri Friestleben learned that Minneapolis was rolling out a new school integration plan - and that the school she led, a predominantly Black, low-income high school, would soon include white students from some of the wealthiest _...Read More_

This was a reminder that the lives of Black people are valued in this country — at least on occasion.

>"Mimicking official correspondence is an age-old marketing trick. But look-alike emails suggesting links to Beto O’Rourke’s campaign for governor show the tactic has accelerated in the digital era."

"A federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates in schools discriminates against students with disabilities and violates the Americans with Disabilities Act."

CNN: Crisis worsens on Poland-Belarus border as migrants congregate and troops are mobilized. >"Tensions are escalating on the border between Poland and _...Read More_

>"The Texas governor appears more worried about losing his primary than saving the lives of his constituents."

Texas-based companies Southwest Airlines and American Airlines have both said that they'll keep in place COVID vaccine requirements for their employees, defying an order from Greg Abbott.