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US: Tough border rhetoric dominates in lead-up to Texas election

Republican leaders vying for Texas governorship trying to ‘out-Trump’ each other ahead of March 1 vote, observers say.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says ‘plenty of power available’ from electricity grid as winter storm hits

AUSTIN — All indications are that Texas’ power grid is meeting demand so far.

Tribune News Service

An incomplete list of times Texas leaders wished Texas had more guns

More than a dozen elementary school students were killed in a shooting near San Antonio today. This is how we got here.

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Flights canceled as wide swath of US braces for winter storm

A major winter storm was expected to affect a huge swath of the United States, with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest

The Independent UK

‘We are ready for this storm': Texas Gov. Abbott, ERCOT discuss winter storm prep ahead of freeze

DALLAS — Texas’ power grid is ready to handle the winter storm expected to hit the state on Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders said Tuesday at a news conference in Austin.

Tribune News Service

Beto O'Rourke to visit 20 cities over 12 days to mark anniversary of winter freeze

AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke will travel to 20 cities and towns across Texas over 12 days to mark the anniversary of the deadly February winter storms and power outages, his campaign announced Monday.

Tribune News Service

Abbott support remains solid on border issues, but costs of wall aren’t popular, says new poll

DALLAS — Thirty-six percent of Texas registered voters say it is reasonable to spend $20 million per mile in state funds to extend the border wall with Mexico, while 27% say it is wasteful, according to a new poll.

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Abbott running comfortably ahead of O’Rourke in DMN-UT-Tyler poll; Paxton could face runoff

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is running 11 percentage points ahead of Democrat Beto O’Rourke in this year’s race for Texas governor, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Trump tours the country in support of candidates pushing the ‘big lie’

As thousands turn out to hear the former president, midterm candidates vie for his backing by pushing ‘stolen’ election myth

The Guardian - US

Greg Abbott's botched border deployment

One nurse in the state's National Guard said they're also desperately needed back home to deal with COVID

Salon

Paxton Targets GOP Judges After They Strike Down His Powers on Election Fraud

The embattled state attorney general is hoping to get by with a little help from his friends.

Texas Observer

Texas House Democrats call for federal investigation into Abbott's Operation Lone Star

Fifty Texas House Democrats have sent a letter to the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security requesting a federal investigation into Gov. Greg Abbott's immigration and border policy known as Operation Lone Star, calling the initiative unconstitutional and a violation of migrants' civil and due process rights.

Tribune News Service

Gov. Greg Abbott urges court to allow unilateral pursuit of vote fraud by Texas AG Ken Paxton

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and other top Texas Republicans have joined Attorney General Ken Paxton and urged the all-GOP Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse its recent ruling that Paxton can’t prosecute voter fraud unilaterally.

Tribune News Service

New campaign finance data reveal Texas Democrats raised, spent $1 million on Washington trip

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Democrats spent more than $1 million from various campaign coffers to fund their quorum break in July, when nearly 60 lawmakers left the state for Washington in an effort to kill a GOP-backed elections bill.

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Can Beto Compete With Abbott’s Campaign Cash Machine?

The Democratic star can raise money, but the incumbent's war chest is on another level.

Tribune News Service

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tests positive for COVID-19

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has tested positive for COVID-19 and is working from home, his office said Wednesday.

Salon

GOP hopeful won’t dump white nationalist

How far is too far for Texas Republicans? For Don Huffines, aide tied to “groyper” guru Nick Fuentes is no problem

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