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We can't go back. - Beto O'Rourke 0 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 13 956
U.S. House approves massive $31 billion "Ike Dike" project to protect Texas coast from hurricanes 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 817
A Texan's Guide To Trump's Coup 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 778
Alex Jones-bankruptcy scam- Right-wing conspiracy outlet Infowars moves to exit bankruptcy 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1484
Kyle Rittenhouse now says he's going to Blinn College, after Texas A&M said he's not a student 18 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 2874
'Some of the dumbest moves I've ever seen': Alex Jones' lawyers are at war with each other 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1732
Federal investigation into law enforcement's response to Uvalde shooting won't be criminal, DOJ says 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 843
Ted Cruz mocked in Mexico as country's president airs video of senator fleeing gun question 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 817
Man planned to kill Texas Congressman because he was taunting him with 'eyeball emojis' 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 962
Gun Violence, Texas Schools. - Beto O'Rourke 0 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 547
One of Trump's favorite election conspiracists pocketed millions while looking for fraud 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 736
Citing post-9/11 terrorism law, Houston will not release its 'after-action report' on 2021 freeze 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 666
The First Amendment protects Ms. Gomez and all Uvalde residents' rights to speak freely to the media 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 27 1267
Uvalde Survivor and Family of Victim Testify Before Congress 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 791
Feds Nab Texas Brothers Who Tried to 'Unsend' Messages Bragging About Capitol Riot 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 30 1605
Uvalde DA taps outside lawyers to help investigate Robb Elementary School massacre 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 732
Lawyer who won 9 Sandy Hook families $73M to represent Uvalde victim's family 5 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 10 695
Weekly Recap: Protecting Texas Kids - Beto O'Rourke 0 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 545
Retire - The Lincoln Project 3 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 1075
From May: 18-year-old arrested, charged in deadly shooting of man who was harassed by group of teens 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 1081
Greg Abbott, meet Greg Abbott. - Beto O'Rourke 6 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 22 2165
Beto-Abbott had a choice of going to Uvalle or to a fundraiser. Abbott made the wrong choice 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 716
GOP donors urge Congress to act on gun control measures like "red flag" laws, expanded background c 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 763
"The Texas grid is entirely cut off from the rest of the country's electrical system, and ..." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 35 2615
Judge plans to levy "substantial fines" after Texas failed to comply with court-ordered fixes to its 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1004
Republicans flood South Texas special election as national Democrats keep distance 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1104
The process of suing one of the manufacturers of the gun used in Uvalde has started 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 776
'Thinking about staying': Kyle Rittenhouse shows interest in attending Texas A&M University 20 TexasTowelie May 2022 Jun 2022 5 2301
Gregg Popovich took the podium for the @votolatino #StandWithUvalde community gathering. 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 724
Matt Krause made a list of 850 books that might violate HB 3979 by making students uncomfortable. 17 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1815

Texas Continued...

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In battered Uvalde, where a police chief is in hiding, grief gives way to calls for accountability 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1055
Cuellar expands lead over Cisneros in TX-28 7 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1201
DCCC chair: Cuellar, ahead by mere 177 votes, likely won South Texas primary runoff 11 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1360
Rep. Henry Cuellar finishes runoff 281 votes ahead of Jessica Cisneros 10 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1160
At first meeting since massacre, Uvalde school board takes no action on police chief 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1297
Texas man destroys more than $5 million worth of art because he's mad at girlfriend 5 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 9 1713
Greg Abbott: Bad Governor, Bad Lawyer 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 768
Elon Musk looks to pause hiring, cut jobs for Austin-based automaker Tesla 10 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1696
Desperate 911 calls from inside Uvalde classrooms never got to school police chief, legislator says 3 LeftInTX Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1027
Police fatally shoot Texas fugitive after family of 5 killed 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1163
Protecting Texas Kids Town Hall, Dallas - Beto O'Rourke 4 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 934
As Pride Month starts, demolition for Austin LGBTQ bars crawls closer on Fourth Street 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1451
Death To Sundown Towns! Death To Throckmorton! 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2022 Jun 2022 8 1208
Uvalde District officials are now ordering members of the media away from their office building lot 10 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 8 1361
Hidalgo aide says Ogg is biased, should be removed from vaccine contract case 4 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 786
Georgetown, Leander are the fastest-growing cities in the nation 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 869
Greg Abbott caught watching Beto's live stream 🤣 3 Shell_Seas Jun 2022 Jun 2022 16 1440
Five injured victims remain hospitalized one week after Uvalde school shooting 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 790
Austin police officers who were indicted over actions during George Floyd protests sue the city 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 650
Uvalde police worked harder to keep reporters away than they did the actual killer 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 634
Beto O'Rourke renews calls for tougher gun laws after Uvalde shooting, including on assault weapons 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 678
What happens to the Uvalde school building? 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 702
Justices allow depositions of Texas lawmakers in Voting Rights Act lawsuit 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 671
Divided court blocks Texas from enforcing social media law 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 600
Has Texas Turned on Greg Abbott? 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1008
All words, no action. - Beto O'Rourke 4 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 Jun 2022 10 1124
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas ban on social media censorship 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 756
Houston's COVID cases are climbing again, wastewater data shows 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 878
Great work Texans! Booing Abbott one day & calling out Cruz the next. 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 6 1047
"The Failure Begins with Greg Abbott": Texas Lawmaker Demands Gun Control After Uvalde Massacre 0 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 2 714

Texas Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
How Did A Town That's 81% Hispanic Elect A Xenophobic Mayor? 8 Shell_Seas May 2022 May 2022 14 1800
Texas schools don't have enough mental health providers. As leaders fail to fix it, kids suffer 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 967
Follow-up: Man sentenced after arson at Travis County Democratic Party office 6 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 19 1627
How crypto mining could impact Texas' power grid in years to come 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 1061
Veterans Are Our Pride - Beto O'Rourke 0 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 8 721
Texas Senate Democrats call for special session to raise age to purchase gun, require universal back 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 6 922
Uvalde shooting leaves a father to grieve the loss of his 10-year-old child from inside a prison 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 13 1487
Police slow to engage with gunman because 'they could've been shot,' official says 10 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 4 1019
NOAA Advises Public to Avoid Aggressive Dolphin in North Padre Island 2 LeftInTX May 2022 May 2022 10 1305
Justice Department Statement on the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 5 939
Greg Abbott is booed as he arrives at the memorial outside Uvalde Elementary 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 10 882
Why 18-year-olds can buy AR-15s in Texas but not handguns 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 652
Texas Democratic Party Calls for Special Legislative Session to Ban Assault Weapons 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 6 1025
Editorial: In Houston, the NRA show goes on -- like Uvalde never happened 3 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 3 694
Greg Abbott Said, "It Could Have Been Worse." 18 Shell_Seas May 2022 May 2022 23 2203
Governor Abbott News Conference on School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 1104
Sit down. I'm going to tell you something, and it is going to infuriate you. 9 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 22 1683
Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick cancel in-person NRA convention appearance in wake of Uvalde mass shooting 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 0 772
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick cancels appearance at NRA convention in Houston 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 679
City of Houston will honor victims of Uvalde shooting all weekend 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 7 922
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