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The Latest Breaking News from Greg Abbott

Buses of immigrants arrive from Texas, city readies for new COVID boosters and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago welcomes immigrants bused out of Texas with open arms

Nearly 80 people seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border were sent to Chicago by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as part of his plan to move them to Democrat-led cities; Blasting Abbott’s actions as racist, xenophobic, Lightfoot said, “We’re ready. We are the village.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago becomes latest stop for migrants bused from Texas

CHICAGO — Seventy-five migrants who arrived in Texas were dropped off at Chicago’s Union Station on Wednesday night, officials said.

Chicago Tribune

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Texas buses migrants to Chicago, worsening political tensions

Governor Greg Abbott says the buses are needed because President Joe Biden has failed to secure the southern border.

Al Jazeera

75 migrants bused from Texas arrive in Chicago

Chicago officials say 75 immigrants have arrived in the city on buses from Texas, as part of an aggressive border policy by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

The Independent UK

Gov. Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke agree to debate Sept. 30 in Edinburg

O’Rourke wants more debates, but Abbott has indicated this is the only one he is willing to do before the November election.

The Texas Tribune

Poll: One year after SB 8, Texans express strong support for abortion rights

One year after a restrictive abortion law took effect, a poll shows a majority of Texans surveyed say they support abortion access in most or all cases. Many say the issue will motivate them to vote.

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Migrants sent by Texas governor arrive in Chicago. ‘People told us no one is going to help you.’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasts what he calls Biden’s border “inaction” and Lightfoot’s pledge to remain a welcoming city for immigrants in sending about 60 to the city: “I look forward to seeing this responsibility in action,” Abbott says.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago becomes latest stop for migrants bused from Texas by Gov. Abbott. Mayor Lightfoot spokesman says new arrivals are welcome

CHICAGO — Approximately 60 migrants coming from Texas were dropped off at Chicago’s Union Station on Wednesday night, officials said.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office calls Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing strategy “racist”

Abbott late Wednesday announced Chicago would be a new destination for migrants bused from Texas in his strategy to draw attention to the influx of people at the southern border. Chicago leadership welcomed the migrants “with dignity and respect.”

The Texas Tribune

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to bus migrants to more sanctuary cities across America

FAIRVIEW, Texas — After creating a firestorm in New York, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that he plans to bus migrants at the southern border to other communities known as “sanctuary cities” around the nation.

Tribune News Service

Texas governor pushes back on raising gun age after Uvalde

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back on calls by Uvalde families for new gun control measures in Texas in wake of the Robb Elementary School massacre

The Independent UK

Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program costs Texas $12 million

Abbott’s office said Chicago will now also become a regular drop-off location in addition to New York City and Washington, D.C.

The Texas Tribune

Investigating parents of transgender youth has agency on ‘brink of collapse,’ staff warns

AUSTIN, Texas — Continuing to investigate the parents of transgender youth could put Texas’ child protection agency over the brink of collapse, a group of its staffers said in a new court filing.

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Age to buy AR-15s can’t be raised from 18 to 21, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says

FAIRVIEW, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that a Texas law raising the age to buy assault-style weapons would be unconstitutional.

The Texas Tribune

Abbott says raising the age to buy an assault-style rifle is “unconstitutional” based on recent court rulings

The gunman in Uvalde bought two AR-15-style rifles days after he turned 18, the legal purchasing age in Texas, and used the weapons to kill 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary.

The Independent UK

Texas spent more than $12m bussing migrants to New York and DC, documents show

The buses have escorted somewhere between 8,051 to 9,033 migrants north, meaning each ticket would cost about $1,400 per person

Tribune News Service

Thousands of migrants are pouring into NYC from Texas, straining a shaky shelter system. When will it hit a tipping point?

NEW YORK — Around 7,600 migrants have poured into New York over the last several weeks — many on buses from Texas courtesy of Gov. Greg Abbott — straining an already-shaky social service network.

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The Texas Tribune

Austin voters banned homeless people from camping in public spaces. The city is creating housing for them but not fast enough.

Police have had to eject hundreds of people from encampments. They still struggle to tell many of them where to go.

Salon

Texas GOP stonewalls gerrymandering suit

Voting rights groups are challenging the map over intentional discrimination and vote dilution

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ child welfare agency told staffers to keep quiet about gender-affirming care investigations, documents show

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services leaders instructed employees to avoid written communications about the cases and barred low-level employees from handling the investigations, according to internal agency communications.

The Texas Tribune

After a decade of hype, Dallas-Houston bullet train developer faces a leadership exodus as land acquisition slows

Texas Central has made little visible progress financing the high-speed rail project and acquiring property for the route in recent years. The company maintains that the bullet train is still being developed but declined to provide details about the path forward.

Tribune News Service

El Paso joins Texas Gov. Abbott’s strategy of busing migrants to New York, other East Coast cities

EL PASO, Texas — A chartered bus carrying migrants is scheduled to leave El Paso for New York on Tuesday, marking the first time city and county officials have agreed to work with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Independent UK

Beto O’Rourke pauses Texas governor campaign as he’s hospitalised with bacterial infection

Bete O’Rourke says he was diagnosed with bacterial infection after he fell ill on Friday

WEKU

Beto O'Rourke turns to virtual campaigning due to a bacterial infection

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke said he will rest from home after being diagnosed with a bacterial infection. He's now holding virtual campaign events instead.

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