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Texas ObserverFrom our magazine: Democrats’ hopes of pulling off statewide victory in <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> have been rather thoroughly decimated over the last three cycles. But, as always, the party will start to convince itself that the next election will be different. And, of course, one can always find reason for a shred of optimism. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/its-a-long-way-to-the-top-if-you-wanna-oust-the-pols/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/its-a-long-way-to-the-top-if-you-wanna-oust-the-pols/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2022433/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2022433/</a> Greg Abbott Launches ‘Texas DOGE’ <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doge</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republican</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spending</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a>

I wonder...<a href="https://mastodon.online/@michael_w_busch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@michael_w_busch</a> 😭I won't have congressional <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#representation</a> until after the <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/SpecialElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpecialElection</a> in November.Roses are red Limes are charteuse <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a>'s a dick And so is <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/TedCruz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TedCruz</a>

Texas ObserverFeatured story: “Greg Abbott relied on a last ditch phone call from Donald <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> to bully Republican lawmakers to fall in line.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

Texas ObserverFrom Justin Miller in our magazine: The age of Republican domination in <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> has largely been marked by remarkable entrenchment in the statewide power structure interrupted by occasional bursts of incestuous conflict. Can anything dethrone them? <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/its-a-long-way-to-the-top-if-you-wanna-oust-the-pols/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/its-a-long-way-to-the-top-if-you-wanna-oust-the-pols/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>

Texas ObserverFrom the archives: School vouchers have proven devastating for <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> students in <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a>, one of several outcomes that worry experts now that a similar program will become law in <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a>. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/voucher-program-arizona-privitization-public-schools-disabilities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/voucher-program-arizona-privitization-public-schools-disabilities/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

Texas ObserverOur top story: “The governor showed us that he will be punitive to anyone who doesn’t fall in line with what he orders.” And he's not above recruiting the president to force his agenda through. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a>

Texas ObserverOur top story: Since deciding to make school <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> his top priority for the 2023 legislative session, Abbott has pulled out all the stops to ram the proposal through the House.. On Wednesday, he finally won. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a>

Texas ObserverFeatured story: School "vouchers" aren't just going to drain money from public schools, they're also a huge windfall for these private corporations. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a>

FlipboardTexas is almost certainly getting school vouchers — Senate Bill 2 has passed in the state’s House and is likely to have a fairly smooth passage to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. It’s the culmination of a 30-year battle that has until now been blocked by Democrats and rural Republicans. <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TexasObserver</a> takes a look at how it happened. Zeph Capo, the president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers, said in a statement: “Greg Abbott relied on a last ditch phone call from Donald Trump to bully Republican lawmakers to fall in line.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>5/15

Texas Observer“It’s almost as though some members have been told how to vote, and they aren’t looking at the policy. They’re just following directions.” Our top story: Despite monumental opposition, Governor Greg Abbott finally made his goal of undermining public schools a reality ... with a little help from President Trump. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a>

Texas ObserverJust out from <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@josephinelee</a> and Joelle DiPaolo: After three decades of fighting back against <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a>, the governor enlisted the help of the president to destroy the last vestiges of Republican resistance this week. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>

BongolianWill Sommer: Is This <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> Suburb the New ‘Ground Zero Mosque’? It may just be an empty field, but for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republican</a> politicians and right-wing media figures it’s a bona fide sharia crisis.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Islamophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Islamophobia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Josephine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Josephine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EPIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPIC</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/kenpaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kenpaxton</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gregabbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gregabbott</a> <a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/is-this-texas-suburb-the-new-ground-zero-mosque-abbot-paxton-cornyn-epic-city" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/is-this-texas-suburb-the-new-ground-zero-mosque-abbot-paxton-cornyn-epic-city</a>

Texas ObserverIn our magazine: Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott's ever-growing <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#border</a> boondoggle, has unleashed a massive windfall for private contractors. Justin Miller examines who some of the biggest "winners" are ... <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-operation-lone-star-contractors-bonanza/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-operation-lone-star-contractors-bonanza/</a><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#police</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a>

Texas ObserverYesterday, from <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@josephinelee</a>: “Abbott’s kind of getting flanked for taking a position that the <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> don’t like for one reason, and then the conservatives don’t like for a completely different reason. He’s stuck right there in the middle with a limited base who want to put that program in.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-vouchers-conservative-opponents/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-vouchers-conservative-opponents/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> #

Texas Observer“True school choice already exists without government intrusion.”From <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@josephinelee</a>: The governor broke the anti-voucher coalition before, but he still hasn't erased conservative opposition to his pet project in the House of Representatives. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-vouchers-conservative-opponents/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-vouchers-conservative-opponents/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>

Texas ObserverNew 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. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/</a> This story is presented in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#police</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#border</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

Texas ObserverFeatured story: SB 2 stipulates that up to 5% of appropriated funds may go to pay up to 5 outside vendors like ClassWallet, which the legislation calls “certified educational assistance organizations.” If the bill were to pass, these private companies could soon be reeling in tens and even hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars per year. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

Democracy Matters :verified:I get it. Because sometimes it's hard not to call Trump a fat, bloated fuck.Republicans Do Care About Disability—When a Democrat Screws Up <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/crockett-abbott-gop-disability-wheelchair-democrats/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/crockett-abbott-gop-disability-wheelchair-democrats/</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndTrump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndMusk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DonaldKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldKrasnov</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepublicansOwnThis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOPKakistocracy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPWeirdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOPWeirdos</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoRepublicansEverAgain</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️[cartoon] What in the world? <a href="https://wronghands1.com/2025/03/25/what-in-the-world/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wronghands1.com/2025/03/25/what-in-the-world/</a>Cartoon: celestial object + Earth 1. You ok? 2. Not really. 3. Is it all the civil unrest, ecological plight, and political jeopardy? 4. Yep. Plus, I have measles! Can you believe it, measles!?!?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EBM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EvidenceBasedMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EvidenceBasedMedicine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JFKjr</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HHS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a>

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