Texas governor can’t prove voter fraud but wants voting restrictions anyway
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to make it a felony to encourage absentee ballot applications.
By Emily Singer - March 15, 2021Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to make it a felony to encourage absentee ballot applications.
By Emily Singer - March 15, 2021Despite xenophobic claims by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers, immigrants detained at the border are not being released ‘untested’ into the country.
By Amy Lieu - March 05, 2021Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is even rescinding mask mandates throughout the state.
By Donna Provencher - March 02, 2021President Joe Biden wanted to make the trip last week, but said he held back because he didn’t want his presence to detract from the recovery effort.
By Associated Press - February 26, 2021‘It’s almost like a murder suspect blaming their right hand for committing the crime.’
By Donna Provencher - February 25, 2021GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is searching for scapegoats as millions of his constituents suffer.
By Emily Singer - February 17, 2021Gov. Greg Abbott thanked President Joe Biden for declaring a federal emergency in Texas.
By Donna Provencher - February 16, 2021Republicans claim it’s offensive to vet National Guard troops for potential security threats following the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
By Donna Provencher - January 19, 2021A top pediatrician calls the number of virus cases in children ‘staggering and tragic.’
By Donna Provencher - November 30, 2020It’s a last-ditch effort to throw out ballots in a key state.
By Donna Provencher - November 02, 2020An estimated 60% of new registered voters in Texas are likely to be Democrats, and that’s bad for Trump.
By Donna Provencher - October 27, 2020Thanks to them, there will be just one ballot drop-off box for all of Houston.
By Josh Israel - October 13, 2020Gov. Greg Abbott is also hiring ‘poll watchers.’
By Emily Singer - October 01, 2020Several other top Republicans joined Gov. Greg Abbott in declaring that only local school boards, not health professionals, can decide if schools should close during the pandemic.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 31, 2020Four Republican governors pushed to open up for business against expert advice. Now, their states are seeing massive upticks in coronavirus cases.
By Josh Israel - July 24, 2020Gov. Brian Kemp’s ban comes as Georgia is seeing a spike of coronavirus cases, like many other states in the South.
By Emily Singer - July 16, 2020Local Republican Party chapters in Texas voted to censure Abbott for requiring face masks and implementing other policies meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
By Emily Singer - July 15, 2020Doctors say they have seen children with cases of the virus.
By Emily Singer - July 10, 2020Bars and restaurants are closing in Texas and Florida as both states see record levels of new infections.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 26, 2020The pause on further reopenings does not roll back previous orders that already allowed much of the economy to reopen.
By Associated Press - June 25, 2020Gov. Greg Abbott, who has undermined public health measures in his state, now calls the coronavirus situation ‘unacceptable.’
By Josh Israel - June 23, 2020The governors of Arizona, Florida, South Carolina, and Texas were among those who pushed to hastily reopen their states, against federal guidance.
By Josh Israel - June 18, 2020Republican Gov. Greg Abbott repeatedly dismissed concerns over the virus to reopen the state’s economy. And now that cases are spiking, he’s shifting blame to residents.
By Emily Singer - June 17, 2020Republican lawmakers want to reopen the country’s economy. They admit doing so will lead to more loss of life.
By Emily Singer - May 06, 2020A month of court battles has left behind chaos and confusion for patients seeking abortions.
By Lisa Needham - May 06, 2020GOP officials are using the pandemic as an opportunity to push their right-wing agenda.
By Lisa Needham - April 02, 2020Greg Abbott spent the past week refusing to order the closure of businesses and schools.
By Josh Israel - March 19, 2020Gov. Greg Abbott’s refusal to resettle any additional refugees in his state is ‘incomprehensible,’ the Houston Chronicle wrote.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 13, 2020Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) removed two of his own appointees from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for voting to sanction a judge who refused to perform same-sex marriages.
By Josh Israel - December 06, 2019Conservatives claim the chain has abandoned its supporters by changing up its giving strategy.
By Josh Israel - November 19, 2019