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☆ Mexico says Texan buoys in Rio Grande breach water treaty
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, July 14 (Reuters) - A floating barrier of orange buoys put in the Rio Grande by the Texan government to hinder migrants crossing into the U.S. violates a water treaty and may encroach on Mexican territory, incoming Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Friday. "We have sent a diplomatic letter (to the U.S.) on 26 June because in reality what it is violating is the water treaty of 1944," Barcena told reporters in Mexico City, referring to the Mexican Water Treaty between the U.S. and Mexico that covers the use of water from the Colorado, Tijuana and Rio Grande rivers. On Friday, the Texan government said in a statement that it had this week begun installing the "new floating marine barriers along the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass." Earlier this month, four migrants drowned in the Rio Grande. Last September nine migrants died and 37 were rescued as they tried to cross the rain-swollen river near Eagle Pass.

Persons: Alicia Barcena, Barcena, Greg Abbott, Stephen Eisenhammer, Sandra Maler Organizations: MEXICO CITY, U.S, U.S . State Department, Texas, Mexico's Senate, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Rio Grande, Mexico City, Mexico, Colorado, Tijuana, Eagle, Texas

☆ Knight Institute files lawsuit against Texas's TikTok ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Melissa Mahtani | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Texas’s ban on TikTok at state institutions violates the First Amendment, claims a lawsuit filed Thursday by a group of academics and civil society researchers. The lawsuit specifically challenges Texas’ TikTok ban in relation to public universities, saying it compromises academic freedom and impedes vital research. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered all Texas state agencies to ban the use of TikTok in early December. The Knight Institute lawsuit notes that Texas has not imposed a ban on other online platforms that collect similar user data, such as Meta and Google. TikTok told CNN last month that it is funding the suit by users and creators on the platform.

Persons: CNN —, Jameel Jaffer, Greg Abbott, “ It’s, ” Jaffer, ”, Dave Karpf, “, TikTok Organizations: CNN, Columbia University, Coalition for Independent Technology Research, Institute, University of North, Texas, Texans, Chinese Communist Party, Knight, Google, Coalition, Independent Technology Research, George Washington University School of Media, Public Affairs Locations: Texas, China, University of North Texas, ” Texas, TikTok . Montana

☆ The Texas Heat Dome Shows an Exhausting Glimpse of the Future - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Jeff Goodell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The heat dome made visible the barbarity of the state’s political leadership. Despite the state’s massive budget surplus, many Texas prisons remain without air-conditioning, turning cells into torture chambers on hot days. Around me, people drank iced coffees and bottled water, seemingly unconcerned as the heat outside beat down mercilessly. At the height of the Texas heat wave, the official Twitter account for a Texas university football team featured a video of a fully suited player running sprints while dragging a heavy chain. “Working in that Texas heat,” the tweet boasted, followed by a fire emoji.

Persons: I’d, Greg Abbott, Abbott’s Organizations: Texans, Texas Locations: Gulf, me, India, Pakistan, Texas, Austin

☆ California Leaders Seek Federal Inquiry of Florida for Migrants Trips
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Shawn Hubler | More About Shawn Hubler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Greg Abbott of Texas, Republicans who have claimed responsibility for sending migrants to Democratic-led states, said the individuals volunteered to travel elsewhere. Democratic leaders, including Mr. Bonta and Mr. Newsom, have in return denounced the relocations as a partisan and callous political stunt. Mr. DeSantis did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the call for a federal investigation. A spokesman for Mr. Newsom said that Mr. Garland’s office had not yet replied to Thursday’s request. Last month, the Florida program paid for two planeloads of Latin American migrants to fly to Sacramento, prompting civil and criminal investigations by the California Justice Department.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott of, Biden’s, Bonta, Newsom, DeSantis, Abbott Organizations: Gov, Republicans, Democratic, Republican, California Justice Department, Mr Locations: Florida, Greg Abbott of Texas, California, Idaho, Texas, Sacramento

☆ A new Texas law forces vendors to rate sexual content in schoolbooks. They’re not happy about it
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Nadia Bidarian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But a new Texas law might require her to. The law’s primary author, Republican Texas State Rep. Jared Patterson, said its aim is simple: Get sexually explicit content out of schools. Republican Texas State Rep. Jared Patterson debates HB 900, which would ban sexually explicit materials from library books in schools. Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman/APBut the burden of rating these books falls on book vendors. The law also applies retroactively to books sold to schools in the past, meaning that vendors must issue recalls for “sexually explicit” books still in circulation.

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☆ A new Texas law will override mandated rest and water breaks for construction crews as extreme heat rises
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some construction crews in Texas are no longer guaranteed water breaks under a new law. Critics say the law will override the few protections that construction workers in Austin and Houston are guaranteed, including 10-minute breaks every four hours to drink water and rest in the shade. The agency in 2021 started collecting information to help inform a national heat standard for indoor and outdoor workers, but a final rule could be years away. Mahaleris said the law wouldn't prohibit people from taking water breaks. "Access to drinking water and bathrooms, taking breaks in the shade — and there's also an education component that's important."

Persons: Greg Abbott, Daniela Hernandez, Abbott, Andrew Mahaleris, Mahaleris, Hernandez, Lulu Flores, there's Organizations: Service, Central America, Workers Defense Project, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, OSHA, Texans, Big, National Park Service, US Postal Service, Democrat, Austin, GOP Locations: Texas, Texas , Louisiana, Mexico, Central, Austin, Houston, Texas . Texas, California , Minnesota, Washington, North Texas, West Virginia, East Texas

☆ He Tried to Save a Friend. They Charged Him With Murder.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Eli Saslow | Erin Schaff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Instead, they arrested and charged only one person, Askins, who had a criminal record of nonviolent drug offenses. His file showed that he had depression, anxiety and PTSD from being raped by a neighbor when he was 9. Mai left private practice and took a 40 percent pay cut to become a public defender in his home state because he wanted to work cases like this. He had imagined himself fighting for the underdog, standing and delivering in front of a jury like his idol, Clarence Darrow, whose trial victories helped advance the civil rights movement. In his almost two years as a public defender, he had never once taken a case to trial.

Persons: Greg Abbott, “, Marco Rubio, Mai, Suge ”, Drake, Askins, he’d, Clarence Darrow Organizations: Gov, Prosecutors, Republican, Oklahoma City Locations: Oklahoma, Texas, ”, Arkansas, Alaska , California, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, dumpsters

☆ Greg Abbott has cut required water breaks for Texas construction workers and labor advocates say it could kill them
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Texas is currently first in the nation for heat-related workplace deaths, the Texas Tribune reports. Greg Abbott signed a bill Tuesday that eliminated ordinances across the state requiring water breaks for construction workers — all while a record-setting heatwave sweeps across the state. Meanwhile, Bishop James Dixon — President of the NAACP Houston — condemned the bill, according to local news outlet KHOU 11. Ana Gonzalez, deputy director of policy and politics at the Texas AFL-CIO, a federation of labor unions, told the Texas Tribune the bill may prove fatal for construction workers. Texas has the highest rate of heat-related workplace deaths, the Texas Tribune reports.

Persons: Greg Abbott, —, Bishop James Dixon —, NAACP Houston —, Ana Gonzalez, Gonzalez Organizations: Texas AFL, Texas Tribune, Service, Gov, Huffington, NAACP Houston, Washington Post, Teamsters, United Parcel Service, CNN Locations: Texas, Austin, Dallas

☆ Texas lawmaker says his bill shutting down diversity offices on college campuses will help diversity
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Greg Abbott signed a law shutting down diversity offices at state-funded universities. A GOP lawmaker behind the legislation said the "bold" and "forward-thinking" measure will help Texas focus on the "strength of diversity." Creighton's office did not immediately respond when asked how the law will focus schools on "the strength of diversity." It mandates that beginning in January, all state-funded universities must shut down their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices, mandatory DEI statements, and diversity training. Any public college or university that doesn't shut down those offices loses its access to state funds, according to the law.

Persons: Greg Abbott, —, Sen, Brandon Creighton, Creighton, Paulette Granberry Russell, Pat Heintzelman Organizations: Texas Gov, GOP, Republican, Service, Texas, National Association of Diversity, Higher, Texas Republicans, Texas Faculty Association, Supreme Locations: Texas

☆ Perryton, Texas tornado: 3 people dead and dozens injured after tornado ripped through a town in the Texas Panhandle
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Aya Elamroussi Dave Alsup Melissa Alonso | Aya Elamroussi | Dave Alsup | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —At least three people were killed and dozens were hospitalized after a tornado ripped through a town in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday afternoon, nearly leveling some buildings and prompting power outages. A view of a damaged site in Perryton as the town gets struck by a tornado in Texas on Thursday in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Greg Abbott has deployed state emergency resources to “meet urgent life-safety needs in Perryton, Texas,” according to a news release from his office. Sabrina Devers/TMX/ReutersOfficials in Beaver County, Oklahoma, sent fire, law enforcement and EMS units to help, according to the county’s emergency manager Keith Shadden. The sheriff’s office in Hutchinson County — which includes Stinnett — also sent rescue and emergency operations following the “devastating tornado,” according to a Facebook post from the office.

Persons: Paul Dutcher, CNN’s Alisyn, Kelly Judice, ” Judice, Sabrina Devers, ”, Wes Reeves, Greg Abbott, Keith Shadden, —, Judice, “, Brian Emfinger, Emfinger, ” Emfinger, Cole Underwood, there’s, Ronny Jackson Organizations: CNN, Texas Panhandle, Xcel Energy, Texas Gov, Reuters, National Weather Service, NWS Locations: Texas, Perryton, Perryton , Texas, Beaver County , Oklahoma, Stinnett , Texas, Hutchinson County, Oklahoma, Michigan

☆ Texas panhandle town hit by tornado, deaths reported
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] A tank truck gets partially submerge in water in Perryton as the town gets struck by a tornado, in Texas, U.S. June 15, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. ABC's Amarillo affiliate KVII-TV, citing Perryton fire chief Paul Dutcher, reported that at least three people were killed. At least 30 trailer homes were damaged or destroyed in Perryton, KVII-TV reported, and firefighters were still rescuing victims at 6 p.m. It said the town may have been struck by three tornadoes. I am in contact with Mayor Symons and this tragedy is being closely monitored by myself and my whole staff," U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson, a Republican from Texas, said on Twitter.

Persons: Sabrina Devers, Kerry Symons, Paul Dutcher, Debbie Beck, Beck, Jane, Mayor Symons, Ronny Jackson, Greg Abbott, Brad Brooks, Dan Whitcomb, Costas Pitas, Stephen Coates, Simon Cameron, Moore, William Mallard Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Republican, Twitter . Texas, Thomson Locations: Perryton, Texas, U.S, TMX, REUTERS LUBBOCK , Texas, Amarillo, Oklahoma

☆ Texas governor buses first group of migrants to Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Costas Pitas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES, June 14 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday said the first group of migrants bused from his state to Los Angeles had arrived in the California city, the latest move by Republicans opposed to Democratic President Joe Biden's immigration policies. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, said more than 40 migrants had arrived in the city and called the bus trip "a despicable stunt that Republican Governors have grown so fond of." "Los Angeles is a major city that migrants seek to go to, particularly now that its city leaders approved its self-declared sanctuary city status." On June 9, a motion to draft legislation to make Los Angeles a "true sanctuary city" was passed by the City Council, one of its proponents, councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, posted on Twitter. Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Editing by Mary Milliken and Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Greg Abbott, bused, Joe Biden's, Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Biden's, Abbott, councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, Bass, Costas Pitas, Mary Milliken Organizations: Democratic, Angeles Mayor, Republican Governors, City Council, Twitter, Christian, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Texas, Los Angeles, California, Washington , New York City, Chicago, California's, Sacramento, Florida, New Mexico, Mexico

☆ Texas dropped off dozens of migrants in Los Angeles after a 30-hour bus ride with no food or water
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Greg Abbott bused 42 migrants from the state's border area to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Daily News reported that the migrants were not given food or water during the 30-hour busride. The bus ride from the Texas border area to Los Angeles was about 30 hours without food or water, said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, director of communications for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. Eight of the migrants are children, including toddlers and babies, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass excoriated the Texas governor, accusing him of pulling a cheap "stunt" that treated humans like "pawns."

Persons: Greg Abbott bused, Abbott, —, Greg Abbott, Jorge, Mario Cabrera, Karen Bass excoriated, Biden's, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis — Organizations: Texas Gov, Los Angeles Daily News, Service, Gov, Union, Croatian Catholic Church, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Immigration, Angeles, Daily News, Florida Gov, GOP Locations: state's, Los Angeles, Texas, California, St, Chinatown, Mexico, Biden's, Florida, Massachusetts

Greg Abbott signed a law Thursday barring transgender college athletes in the state from competing in sports that align with their gender identity – expanding a 2021 law that banned transgender students in K-12 Texas school districts and some charter schools from doing the same. Abbott framed Senate Bill 15, titled the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” as designed to protect female athletes from unfair competition. The new law, which takes effect September 1, allows individuals to sue institutions that allow trans athletes to compete on teams that align with their gender identity. Proponents of such restrictions have argued transgender women have a physical advantage over cisgender women, and that the regulations give female athletes equal opportunities to compete. However, there is little research on trans collegiate athletes.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Abbott, “, ”, ’ –, Marti Bier Organizations: CNN, Texas Republican Gov, Sports Medicine, Texans, Texas Freedom Network, GOP Locations: Texas, Alabama

☆ Texas governor signs law shutting diversity offices at public universities
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 15 (Reuters) - All state-funded colleges and universities in Texas will have to close their diversity, equity and inclusion offices under a measure signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Under the Texas law, signed by Abbott on Wednesday, any public college or university that does not certify it is in compliance with the measure would not be able to spend state funds allocated to it. But Paulette Granberry Russell, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, said in a statement that the bill's signature marked a "sad occasion for all students at Texas' public universities." She said all students, regardless of race, benefit from having a diverse student body, and that her organization would not stop working for Texas universities to be increasingly accessible and inclusive. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; editing by Donna Bryson and Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Abbott, Brandon Creighton, Paulette Granberry Russell, Russell, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Leslie Adler Organizations: Texas, U.S, Supreme, Republican, National Association of Diversity, Higher, Thomson Locations: Texas, Lubbock , Texas

☆ Texas Will Place a Floating Barrier Between U.S. and Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( J. David Goodman | Edgar Sandoval | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The state of Texas will place a 1,000-foot floating barrier in the middle of the Rio Grande to prevent migrants from entering the United States, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Thursday, the latest in a series of escalating maneuvers by state leaders to address illegal crossings. Mr. Abbott said the barrier, a floating border wall made up of four-foot-wide buoys, would be first placed in the water off the city of Eagle Pass, an already heavily fortified section of the border that Texas officials have said is a prime location for migrant crossings. Though the floating barrier would cover only a small section of the 1,254-mile border in Texas, Mr. Abbott said the buoys could be moved to other hot spots and expanded in the future. “We can put mile after mile after mile of these buoys,” Mr. Abbott said at a news conference, flanked by photos showing what the barrier would look like once deployed on July 7.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Abbott, Mr Organizations: Gov Locations: Texas, Rio, United States, Eagle

☆ Prosecuting Florida’s Migrant Flights Would Face Legal Hurdles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Edgar Sandoval | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lawyers who represent Ms. Huerta in related civil lawsuits did not respond to a request for comment. In legal filings, they have said the migrants only complained about their trips because they disagree with Mr. DeSantis’s politics. They were receptive to the free trips, the filings said, because they were hungry, exhausted and had few other options for help by the time they were approached. Legal analysts said this was probably because local law enforcement officials felt their role was limited in scope. From the beginning, Sheriff Javier Salazar has emphasized that he was looking at the people who may have broken the law in his own jurisdiction.

Persons: Perla Huerta, Huerta, DeSantis, Sheriff Javier Salazar, Greg Abbott, Newsom, Abbott Organizations: “, Vertol Systems, Lawyers, Democratic Locations: Texas, San Antonio, “ Massachusetts, Florida, California, New York, Washington, Chicago

☆ Someone should face criminal charges over DeSantis' flights that dumped migrants on Martha's Vineyard: Texas sheriff
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Texas sheriff filed charges over a migrant flight to Martha's Vineyard that DeSantis arranged. The Texas sheriff said someone should face felony and misdemeanor charges but didn't say who. Ron DeSantis that dumped nearly 50 undocumented immigrants on Martha's Vineyard last year, a Texas sheriff says. The migrants said they had no idea where they were when the chartered plane dropped them off in Martha's Vineyard, NPR reported. Though the migrant flights stopped after the Martha's Vineyard incident, migrants continued to be bused from Texas to other states.

Persons: DeSantis, —, Ron DeSantis, Attorney Joe D, Gonzales, Greg Abbott didn't, Gavin Newsom Organizations: Service, Florida Gov, Bexar County Sheriff's, Attorney, NPR, Martha's Vineyard, New York Times, Texas Gov, Sacramento , California ., Sacramento , California . California Gov, Vertol Systems Company Locations: Texas, Florida, The Texas, Bexar County, Massachusetts, Southern, San Antonio, Boston, Martha's, California, Sacramento , California, Sacramento , California . California, El Paso , Texas

☆ DeSantis administration takes credit for sending migrants to California, sharing video of them dancing and saying 'Thank you'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ron DeSantis' administration admitted it was behind the migrant relocation flights to California. Ron DeSantis' administration confirmed it's behind the recent flights sending migrants from Texas to California — and insisted that the trips were all voluntary and the immigrants were treated well. The Florida Division of Emergency Management shared a 2-minute-20-second-long video with Insider of migrants the agency said boarded the flights. Florida's emergency management agency provided Insider with a table that listed other government officials who had relocated migrants, including Republican Gov. DeSantis acknowledged in September that his administration orchestrated another plane carrying 49 migrants from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, —, it's, California —, Amelia Johnson, Johnson, DeSantis, Greg Abbott of, Eric Adams, Gavin Newsom, Rob Bonta, Newsom, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Gov, Florida Division, Emergency Management, Catholic Charities, Migrants, New York Times, Times, Republican Gov, Democratic, New, DeSantis, Democratic Party, Sacramento Bee Locations: California, Florida, Texas, Sacramento , California, Monday, El Paso, Texsas, Greg Abbott of Texas, New York City, United States, Sacramento, San Antonio , Texas, Vineyard , Massachusetts, Mexico

June 2 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday signed a bill that bans transgender healthcare including puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors, making Texas the largest of the 20 states to have outlawed gender-affirming care. Republican lawmakers across the country have promoted similar bills, saying they mistrust the consensus among major medical associations that endorse gender-affirming care as needed and even life-saving for trans youth after extensive evaluation. Texas, the second most-populous U.S. state, has an estimated 29,800 transgender youth aged 13 to 17, according to the Williams Institute of UCLA. The Texas law creates exceptions for minors who began treatment before June 1 or for those who attended 12 or more sessions of mental health counseling or psychotherapy for at least six months. Groups including the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics oppose the legislation.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Daniel Trotta, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Williams Institute of UCLA, American Civil Liberties Union, American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Republicans, Human Rights, Thomson Locations: Texas, U.S

☆ Texas governor names interim attorney general to replace impeached Paxton
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 31 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday appointed an interim attorney general to fill in for Ken Paxton, who was impeached last week on allegations of corruption and other irregularities. Abbott said in a written statement that he had appointed John Scott, an attorney and former Texas secretary of state under Abbott, as interim attorney general. Scott also served as the Texas deputy attorney general for civil litigation from 2012 to 2015, during Abbott's own final term as attorney general. Paxton, 60, by law was suspended from his attorney general post after he was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives on Saturday. The Texas Senate will try Paxton on the 20 articles of impeachment lodged against him.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Abbott, John Scott, Scott, Paxton, Angela, Brad Brooks, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Texas, The, The Texas Senate, Justice Department, Justice, Thomson Locations: Texas, The Texas, Lubbock , Texas

☆ A Texas bill could ban trans athletes from playing college sports
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Greg Abbott is expected to pass a bill that would ban trans athletes from college games. The bill would only allow athletes to play on teams corresponding to their sex at birth. Greg Abbott is poised to sign a bill that would ban trans athletes from playing in college sports on the team that aligns with their gender identity, the HuffPost reported. 15 is yet another invasive, impractical measure mandated by the Texas legislature to 'fix' a problem that does not exist," Melodía Gutiérrez, Texas director for the Human Rights Campaign said, according to the Texas Tribune. The Tribune reported that Abbott has already said he would sign the bill when it lands on his desk.

☆ Fight still ahead for Texas' Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Republican Texas Gov. "Free Ken Paxton," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, warning that if House Republicans proceeded with the impeachment, "I will fight you." "The ugly spectacle in the Texas House today confirmed the outrageous impeachment plot against me was never meant to be fair or just," Paxton said. The impeachment accuses Paxton of attempting to interfere in foreclosure lawsuits and issuing legal opinions to benefit Paul. "But for Paxton's own request for a taxpayer-funded settlement over his wrongful conduct, Paxton would not be facing impeachment," the panel said.

☆ A Texas House committee accused Ken Paxton of some serious misconduct. Now it wants the Trump-backed attorney general impeached.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could soon be out of a job after being accused of several crimes. The Texas House will vote on an impeachment resolution on Saturday. Olivia Julianna, a Texas-based activist and political strategist who Paxton once blocked on Twitter, told Insider that in Texas "Ken Paxton and crooked are synonymous." Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan was vocally opposed, calling it an improper use of taxpayer dollars. Phelan then helped lead a House Investigation into the allegations against Paxton due to the funding request, a spokesperson told The New York Times.

[1/4] Migrants, without a place to stay upon arrival in the city, seek safe shelter at the District 12 station of the Chicago Police Department in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. May 17, 2023. Some migrants seeking a safe place to sleep have turned to police stations. Earlier this month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, resumed a campaign of busing migrants to Democratic strongholds further north, including Chicago and New York City. The busing aims to alleviate pressure on border cities and call attention to what Abbott says were overly lenient policies by Biden's Democratic administration. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, has called on the Biden administration to provide more funding to cities receiving recently arrived migrants.

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