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Paxton empathized with Nate Paul’s distrust of law enforcement because of his own indictment, whistleblower testifies

Mark Penley testified that Paxton made numerous negative comments about the Texas Department of Public Safety because of his 2015 securities fraud case. “He doesn’t trust the [DPS] director and he feels like they ran a corrupt investigation on him,” he said.

The Texas Tribune

In video, Rep. Ronny Jackson yells profanities at Texas trooper, is put on ground

"I'm gonna call the governor tomorrow," Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, said as he shouted obscenities at a trooper during an altercation at a rodeo.

WEKU

Police video shows Rep. Ronny Jackson handcuffed, cursing officers

Police body camera video shows Rep. Ronny Jackson hurling obscenities at police during an argument outside a rodeo last month.

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Texas state troopers are routinely stopping motorists of color in Austin, data shows

More than 8 in 10 people charged by state troopers since they began helping Austin police have been people of color. In Southeast Austin, a neighborhood president calls it “outright racial profiling.”

The Texas Tribune

Operation Lone Star: All you need to know about latest US border flashpoint

Critics say Texas policies at US-Mexico border, such as new floating barriers on Rio Grande, put asylum seekers at risk.

Al Jazeera

Buoys, razor wire, and a Trump-y wall: How Greg Abbott turned the Rio Grande into an immigration ‘war zone’

Texas governor has funnelled $12bn into a military-style border buildup with floating walls and razor wire. Josh Marcus speaks with a local business owner and lifelong riverman who’s suing the state to stop it

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US Justice Dept sues Texas over floating Mexico border barrier

Texas has faced criticism after installing a string of large buoys to block irregular crossings along the Rio Grande.

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Buoys, razor wire, and a Trump-y wall: How Greg Abbott turned the Rio Grande into an immigration ‘war zone’

The Independent UK

Florida aided Texas’ border security initiative under scrutiny for ‘inhumane’ actions

Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent millions of dollars this year to support Texas in deterring migrants from entering the country through its border security initiative. Now, some of those efforts are coming under scrutiny amid reports that Texas officers were ordered to push small children and nursing babies back into…

Miami Herald

Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor's latest effort to curb border crossings

Texas has started rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande

The Independent UK

Judge orders release of records on Uvalde shooting response

The Texas Department of Public Safety has been ordered to release records on the Uvalde school shooting by a state district judge. The records could provide further insight into law enforcement’s response to the massacre.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis accused of breaking the law with Texas border trip

‘His campaign has to reimburse the state of Texas for the cost, or else he’s received an unreported and likely excessive in-kind contribution’

The Independent UK

DeSantis says as US president he would eliminate IRS and other agencies

Florida governor vows to ‘push back against woke ideology … we see creeping into all institutions of American life’

The Guardian - US

Allen City Council Member Condemns Nazis, Also Compares Pride Flags With Fascist Flags

"I cannot say for certain he held Nazi views," Dave Shafer tweeted about the Allen shooter, who had swastika and SS tattoos.

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After Title 42’s end, Texas DPS pauses Austin patrols so officers can head to the border

Despite no major influx in border crossings, state troopers will be relocated to border cities. Austin and the Texas Department of Public Safety faced criticism for the racial disparities in state trooper arrests in the capital.

The Independent UK

Victims of the Texas mall shooting – everything we know

A mall security guard, a young engineer and three children are among the victims of the Allen mall mass shooting. Stuti Mishra and Rachel Sharp report

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Mauricio Garcia: Everything we know about the Texas mall gunman

Investigators are looking into the possible white supremacist and neo-Nazi beliefs of Mauricio Garcia, a security guard and former US Army trainee

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Mauricio Garcia: Everything we know about the Texas mall gunman

Investigators are looking into the possible white supremacist and neo-Nazi beliefs of Mauricio Garcia, a security guard and former US Army trainee

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Victims of the Texas mall shooting – everything we know

A mall security guard, a young engineer and three children are among the victims of the Allen mall mass shooting. Stuti Mishra and Rachel Sharp report

WEKU

What we know about the deadly Allen, Texas, mass shooting

Authorities have released the names of some of the victims killed in the mass shooting. Also, new details are emerging about the shooter's background.

Salon

Fox confronts Abbott with gun poll

The Texas governor rejected calls for gun control after the latest mass shooting, blaming mental health

The Texas Tribune

Once again, tension builds after state police are deployed to a major Texas city

A month after the Texas Department of Public Safety began patrolling Austin streets, city officials have both praised a drop in violent crime and condemned the operation’s disparate impact on Latino and Black residents. In 2019, Dallas faced the same challenges.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: New Texas anti-immigration proposal is flagrantly racist

The latest anti-immigrant proposal to come out of the Texas Legislature (HB 20) would deputize anyone to apprehend people crossing the Texas border into the United States. Potential targets are likely to include all people of Latino descent, including Texans.

The Independent UK

Bodycam reveals police forcibly removing mom of Uvalde victim from son’s school

The Texas department of public safety had opened an investigation into the incident

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde families ask to join suit pushing for DPS to release public records

The lawyers for some of the Uvalde families say there is “a compelling need” for records into the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary to be publicly released.

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