The Latest Breaking News from Greg Abbott

Texas, federal government will begin tallying damage from spring storms, Gov. Greg Abbott says

Abbott confirmed three deaths from the storms, none were recorded from flooded areas.

The Texas Tribune · May 6, 2024

Houston area flooding continues as heavy rains ease in Texas largest city

Gov Greg Abbott asked people to report their damage in order to get any federal financial assistance

Latin Times · May 6, 2024

‘Why doesn’t anybody care?’ Texas-Mexico border devastated by anti-migrant operation

Greg Abbott’s strategy to deter immigration isn’t just harming people and costing billions – it’s ruining the Rio Grande’s ecosystem

The Guardian - US · May 5, 2024

Are the campus protests antisemitic?

The long-running debate on Zionism, Israel and Jewish identity has now become an explosive political issue

Salon · May 2, 2024

How a Gaza protest at Indiana University became a battle for free speech

Police crackdowns on nonviolent campus protests have raised questions about student rights and administrators’ biases.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2024

Bordering on Cowardice

From Joe Biden to Colin Allred, election-season Dems take too lightly an issue at the heart of our national experiment: immigration.

Texas Observer · May 1, 2024

Police arrest more Gaza protesters at University of Texas-Austin

Republican governor says on social media ‘no encampments will be allowed’ as videos show police using pepper spray

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2024

FIRE's Response to Police Dispersing Pro-Palestinian Protesters at UT Austin

As I've noted before, public universities have considerable authority to impose content-neutral rules on demonstrations, for instance prohibiting overnight campouts, restricting sound amplification, and so on. But of course the First Amendment requires such rules to be content-neutral (or, in "limited public forums" on campuses, at least viewpoint-neutral). And even…

Reason · Apr 28, 2024

After no contest plea, a Texas representative’s charges for impersonating a public servant are dismissed

In June 2022, state Rep. Frederick Frazier was indicted on two charges of impersonating a public servant. A Collin County district judge dismissed the misdemeanor charges as part of his deferred adjudication.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 27, 2024

Campuses across Texas had pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Why did only UT-Austin crack down?

Dozens of people were arrested in Austin, while sit ins and demonstrations elsewhere happened mostly unobstructed. School officials say it’s because campus rules were broken.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 26, 2024