The Official Greg Abbott is Doing Awesome Thread

[Winehole23]

creating permission for right wingers to kill people they disagree with is very popular in Texas

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creating permission for right wingers to kill people they disagree with is very popular in Texas

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You thought it Jake to hunt Trump when he made President, Winester.

Your regrets are your own. I've no sympathy for you.

[SnakeBoy]

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[GAustex]

^look who the dead pussy is now

[ChumpDumper]

pardon = admission of guilt :tu

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pardon = admission of guilt :tu

Ipso facto...whatever it takes.

[Spurminator]

Abbott showing his colors again.

Gun nuts want open carry for everyone and then shit their pants when they see a black man carrying. Pussies.

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Abbott showing his colors again.

Gun nuts want open carry for everyone and then shit their pants when they see a black man carrying. Pussies.

You ain't turnin' Texas, Spurm. So, shut up, ya big mouth you.

[Winehole23]

Abbott showing his colors again.

Gun nuts want open carry for everyone and then shit their pants when they see a black man carrying. Pussies.

You're not wrong, but Garrett Foster was a white guy.

[Winehole23]

Viewpoint discrimination pure and simple.

The violators in this case are Greg Abbott and UTSA officialdom obsequiously threatening to call the cops on protected political speech on their own campus

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You're not wrong, but Garrett Foster was a white guy.


Viewpoint discrimination pure and simple.

The violators in this case are Greg Abbott and UTSA officialdom obsequiously threatening to call the cops on protected political speech on their own campus

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You ain't turnin' Texas, Winester. So, shut up, ya big mouth you.

[Winehole23]

despite this high profile L, team Abbott is having a great night

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[ChumpDumper]

despite this high profile L, team Abbott is having a great night

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:lol "Texas history books"

[Winehole23]

Texans to lose food assistance and access to medical care because Texas is bad at administration. It's almost as if Gov. Abbott and Republicans want to make life worse for children and needy Texans.


Federal agencies are warning Texas they may withhold federal funding if the state’s delays and backlogs in administering healthcare and nutrition programs persist, according to internal communications provided by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett.

Since last summer, KXAN has reported major delays and errors inside Texas Health and Human Services that have erroneously removed thousands of Texans off of Medicaid and subjected others to months-long wait times to get food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
link (https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-medicaid-snap-delays-could-cost-state-millions-in-federal-funding/)

[Winehole23]

intentionally governing badly, then running against government is an enduring trope for the GOP

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Texans to lose food assistance and access to medical care because Texas is bad at administration. It's almost as if Gov. Abbott and Republicans want to make life worse for children and needy Texans.

link (https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-medicaid-snap-delays-could-cost-state-millions-in-federal-funding/)

+ father of a convicted FELON Joe Biden is giving free health care/full ride to millions of Nazi's in Ukraine.

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intentionally governing badly, then running against government is an enduring trope for the GOP

You aint' turnin' Texas.

[Winehole23]

damn commies at Cato

oh wait, they're libertarians

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^^^^^^^^^


You aint' turnin' Texas.

[Ef-man]

Hotwheels takes another "L"


A judge in Texas has dismissed almost 60 cases against migrants accused of participating in an alleged riot at the U.S-Mexico border.

The migrants were facing misdemeanor riot participation charges in connection with a breach of a razor wire barrier at the border in El Paso on April 12.

In an order on Monday, County Court of Law Judge Ruben Morales dismissed the cases against 59 migrants, saying he did not have jurisdiction.

El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks has said he will appeal the judge's order, which he called "erroneous."

More than 200 migrants overall were charged after several encounters with forces deployed to the border as part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's multi-billion Operation Lone Star, which has involved the rollout of a series of aggressive measures at the border to curb illegal crossings from Mexico. However, most of those cases have been dismissed. Hicks' office is appealing those rulings as well.

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Hotwheels takes another "L"


A judge in Texas has dismissed almost 60 cases against migrants accused of participating in an alleged riot at the U.S-Mexico border.

The migrants were facing misdemeanor riot participation charges in connection with a breach of a razor wire barrier at the border in El Paso on April 12.

In an order on Monday, County Court of Law Judge Ruben Morales dismissed the cases against 59 migrants, saying he did not have jurisdiction.

El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks has said he will appeal the judge's order, which he called "erroneous."

More than 200 migrants overall were charged after several encounters with forces deployed to the border as part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's multi-billion Operation Lone Star, which has involved the rollout of a series of aggressive measures at the border to curb illegal crossings from Mexico. However, most of those cases have been dismissed. Hicks' office is appealing those rulings as well.

The wet fucks.

Oh, and another thing, Effy...you ain't turnin' Texas.

[Winehole23]

Republicans suck at governing and protecting Texas children.

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Republicans suck at governing and protecting Texas children.

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You ain't turnin' Texas, fart-face.

[Winehole23]

political majorities are transient


Governor Abbott’s pre-election behavior reflects a pattern of bold, controversial actions designed to galvanize his base and address his political vulnerabilities. While seemingly outlandish, these actions reveal Abbott’s concerns about maintaining his and the Republican Party’s hold on Texas. His focus on divisive topics is a reactionary approach.


Greg Abbott has a reason to fear his hold on power: Republicans have been losing ground in Texas for over twenty years.



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(https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a4d383 6-6954-4b98-b921-cfdfb69b911b_415x64.jpeg)Source: Secretary of the State (https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/presidential.shtml)


2004 = Republicans won Texas by 43 points.
2008 = Republicans won Texas by 12 points.
2012 = Republicans won by Texas 16 points (outlier).
2016 = Republicans won by Texas 9 points.
2020 = Republicans won by Texas 5 points.

l (https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/abbotts-pre-election-rhetoric-a-sign)ink (https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/abbotts-pre-election-rhetoric-a-sign)

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political majorities are transient

l (https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/abbotts-pre-election-rhetoric-a-sign)ink (https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/abbotts-pre-election-rhetoric-a-sign)

You ain't turnin' Texas, fart-face.

[Winehole23]

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[Winehole23]

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[Winehole23]

“Texas has decreased illegal crossings into the state by 85% thanks to our historic border mission,” the spokesman, Andrew Maheris, said. “Fewer illegal crossings into Texas means there are fewer buses departing for sanctuary cities

[Winehole23]

In Texas, Republicans suck at basic government

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[Blake]

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His orange floaty balls are working!

[Winehole23]

It was announced today that Texas has removed 1 million people from the voter rolls.

Including "6500 non citizens," says Greg Abbott.

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https://x.com/stevanzetti/status/1828170024097587281

[Winehole23]

I wonder how many US natives and naturalized citizens got their registration cancelled this time. Texas just nixed ~5.5% of Texas voters.

Last time around in 2019, Texas's tally of noncitizens was .08% accurate.

[Winehole23]

80 out of 98,000 targeted cancelations.

maybe they went by surname.

[Winehole23]

check yr voter registration

https://www.texas.gov/living-in-texas/texas-voter-registration/

[Winehole23]

$12 billion and 17 National Guard deaths for a border mission with no military value. Pure electoral stunt.


At least 17 Guardsmen have died while on Texas border mission (armytimes.com) (https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/08/29/at-least-17-guardsmen-have-died-while-on-texas-border-mission/)At least 17 Texas Guardsmen have died while deployed during the contentious mission to secure the southern border in the past three years, a Texas military official told state lawmakers earlier this month.

[Blake]

$12 billion and 17 National Guard deaths for a border mission with no military value. Pure electoral stunt.

Not one Abbottard will respond to this financial and life cost.

[Winehole23]

Not one Abbottard will respond to this financial and life cost.costly and deadly, but it's also virtue signalling to a feral base -- they like that shit.

[baseline bum]

In Texas, Republicans suck at basic government

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They don't suck at it, it's working exactly as designed to keep people from getting ID to vote.

[Winehole23]

They don't suck at it, it's working exactly as designed to keep people from getting ID to vote.In principle, government can be better or worse. Settling for worse is a political choice, but yeah: the purpose of a system is what it does.

[SnakeBoy]

They don't suck at it, it's working exactly as designed to keep people from getting ID to vote.

They don't need the id to vote

[Winehole23]

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https://x.com/jen_rice_/status/1831837999476437068

[Ef-man]

Old Mexico, New Mexico, is there a difference???? Apparently, not.

In an effort to prevent migrant crossings from the southern border, Texas installed a razor wire along its border with New Mexico, not Mexico — upsetting the southwestern state’s governor.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on September 14 that his state would be “TRIPLING our razor wire border barriers to deny illegal entry into our state and our country.” However, rather than installing the razor wire along the Rio Grande river bank that faces Mexico, KTSM on Tuesday captured footage of Texas Army National Guard troops installing it along a bank that faces New Mexico.

[Winehole23]

bad decisions that made health care worse for hundreds of thousands of Texans. ideological pigheadedness has a human cost.



The sudden suspension of health insurance for a population the size of New Mexico has had additional ramifications in Texas, including higher treatment costs for hospitals and clinics forced to take on more uninsured patients.
Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, the largest pediatric hospital in the country, laid off employees this year after significant budget shortfalls. A hospital spokesperson declined to comment, but, in a recent financial filing, the hospital attributed some of the challenges to losing Medicaid patients during the state’s unwinding process.


Across the state, some safety net clinics reported a 30% decrease in Medicaid revenue due to the unwinding, said Jana Eubank, who heads the Texas Association of Community Health Centers. She said the extra costs added to challenges for the already financially strapped facilities.


“Some centers are having to lay off staff. Some centers are furloughing staff,” Eubank said. “I’ve got a couple of CEOs that aren’t taking a salary right now. I’ve had centers that are unfortunately having to cut back certain services or extended hours, like behavioral health services, dental services, just because they can’t afford to continue to offer that care.”


Separately, some families that were pushed off Medicaid are also waiting more than a month for food assistance because Texas uses the same eligibility system to process applications for both.


San Antonio Food Bank CEO Eric Cooper said the nonprofit was crushed by demand this summer when families faced sudden medical bills, kids were out of school and the state had a backlog of more than 277,000 food stamp applications. The situation worsened when Texas declined to participate in a federal nutrition program, turning down an estimated $450 million that could have helped feed nearly 3.8 million poor children during the summer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-medicaid-unwinding-consequences

[Winehole23]

To be honest, plunging poor families into misery is probably a selling point for Texas Republicans.

Intentional cruelty to social lessers is GOP bona fides and "tuffness."

[Winehole23]

pro-life policies and politicians are dangerous to mothers

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https://x.com/RollingStone/status/1839320900254236932

[Winehole23]

Viewpoint discrimination pure and simple.

The violators in this case are Greg Abbott and UTSA officialdom obsequiously threatening to call the cops on protected political speech on their own campus

1791629431108247905District judge thought so too.

Not that it matters, but so does Eugene Volokh.

Texas Public University Restrictions on Anti-Israel Speech Likely Violate First Amendment (https://reason.com/volokh/2024/10/29/texas-public-university-restrictions-on-anti-israel-speech-likely-violate-first-amendment/)


In conclusion, the Court finds that Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claim, even under Tinker, that the GA-44-compliant university policies impose impermissible viewpoint discrimination that chills speech in violation of the First Amendment.gov.uscourts.txwd.1172787806.62.0.pdf (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172787806/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172787806.62.0.pdf)

[Winehole23]

They don't suck at it, it's working exactly as designed to keep people from getting ID to vote.a system's purpose is what it does, not its written charter

[Winehole23]

intentionally governing badly, then running against government is an enduring trope for the GOP

[Winehole23]

thirty years of uninterrupted Republican rule has Texas bringing up the rear

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https://x.com/statesman/status/1853120116298277183

[SnakeBoy]

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[SnakeBoy]

Y'all Street

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Y'all Street

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Dumper will be by shortly to call you a "moron."

Him perpetually mad.

[Winehole23]

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[SnakeBoy]

Thoughts and prayers Pope Francis

[Blake]

Measles?

[ChumpDumper]

snacks thinks it's trendy and cool

[Blake]

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Moar thoughts and prayers and guns

[Winehole23]

Abbott kisses the ring


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[koriwhat]

Thoughts and prayers Pope Francis

Fuck Satan!

[Winehole23]

^^^ the new know-nothings

[koriwhat]

^^^ the new know-nothings

You on a continual basis, you "sucker and a loser." :lmao

[Winehole23]

are you not familiar with the Know-Nothing (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Know-Nothing-party) (aka American) Party?

[koriwhat]

are you not familiar with the Know-Nothing (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Know-Nothing-party) (aka American) Party?

I'm all for immigration though, LEGAL immigration!

[Winehole23]

I'm all for immigration though, LEGAL immigration!Trump 2.0 has already ripped off that fig leaf, bro

[Winehole23]

lol right wing virtue signaling

[koriwhat]

Trump 2.0 has already ripped off that fig leaf, bro

And you're for illegal aliens. We get it, you're a leftist and "borders don't exist". My stance has nothing to do with Trump.

Why don't you just spew some more disinfo quotes Trump supposedly said so I can laugh myself to sleep.

[Winehole23]

And you're for illegal aliens. We get it, you're a leftist and "borders don't exist".Nope

My take on this has been consistent for 15 years: we need comprehensive immigration reform, a clear legal pathway for immigrants and a lot more immigration judges to clear the backlog and stay on top of the caseload.

Regulating the border isn't 100% enforcement and never has been.

I'm not for open borders -- which we haven't had for about 100 years.

I'm not for zero enforcement either

[Winehole23]

Instead of declaring what posters think, it can be useful and instructive to ask them from time to time, but the seldom ever happens

Guys like Joey get carried away with their feelings and start spitting slurs and indiscriminate putdowns

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Nope

My take on this has been consistent for 15 years: we need comprehensive immigration reform, a clear legal pathway for immigrants and a lot more immigration judges to clear the backlog and stay on top of the caseload.

Regulating the border isn't 100% enforcement and never has been.

I'm not for open borders -- which we haven't had for about 100 years.

I'm not for zero enforcement either

They already have had [a clear legal pathway for immigrants) and crookedly figured out..."I'll sneak in, use that country for as long as I'm able to do it...and then once I get busted and thrown back across into the shithole I'll sneak back in and use America again. When I can't sneak back in (like now) I'll use the clear legal pathway to get in there."

Uh, uh. You fucked around & now you'll find out.

Your regrets are your own.
I've no sympathy for you.

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Instead of declaring what posters think, it can be useful and instructive to ask them from time to time, but the seldom ever happens

Guys like Joey get carried away with their feelings and start spitting slurs and indiscriminate putdowns

...you've been doing that as well, Winester, since the old man got back in there.

[koriwhat]

What you're really saying WH is that you want it easier for the criminals to come in by rolling out the red carpet for them instead of them going the legal route like we have already.

[Winehole23]

What you're really saying WH is that you want it easier for the criminals to come in by rolling out the red carpet for them instead of them going the legal route like we have already.No

I'm saying we can do better, but we have to build out public capacity

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What you're really saying WH is that you want it easier for the criminals to come in by rolling out the red carpet for them instead of them going the legal route like we have already.

He doesn't give a shit about anything except keeping the flow of illegals into this country unimpeded.

He's pissed off now because 4 long years of the U.S. stopping them in this illegal pursuit by any & all means is exasperating to him, even maddening.

[Winehole23]

the idea that immigrants are especially prone to crime is factually spurious

native-born Texans are more likely commit crimes statistically, this has been repeatedly borne out over a decade now

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No

I'm saying we can do better, but we have to build out public capacity

Horseshit, you're stalling and want a general stall until your side can regain the con and leave the back door open again.

Christ-a-mighty, boy, have some patience...you'll be back in there in 4 years when you'll lubricate that BIG FUCKIN' GATE down south and they'll come pouring in while the caravans from the countless shitholes will once again form and head North.

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the idea that immigrants are especially prone to crime is factually spurious

native-born Texans are more likely commit crimes statistically, this has been repeatedly borne out over a decade now

Horseshit, as soon as they breach the border they've committed a crime, they've broke and entered this country. All civilized countries have laws and enforce them religiously. You can't even legally move into the these civilized countries until you've proven you can support yourself and your family. Hard.fucking.proof!

Not us. Or, at least until now. And who knows how long before ya's draw another bead and this time you win and I lose.

[Winehole23]

it's hard to admit you're wrong when you're all in

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it's hard to admit you're wrong when you're all in

You ain't been wrong yet, Winester. Not once. Not you, nor Blake, nor Dumper.

[koriwhat]

it's hard to admit you're wrong when you're all in

Btw why is it that the USA has to make it easier for anyone wanting to come here? It's our duty? That's nonsense. We already have proper channels for citizenship, this isn't children's sports where everyone is deserving of a medal.

[koriwhat]

You ain't been wrong yet, Winester. Not once. Not you, nor Blake, nor Dumper.

Ain't that the truth! Lol and spot on Thread!

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Btw why is it that the USA has to make it easier for anyone wanting to come here? It's our duty? That's nonsense. We already have proper channels for citizenship, this isn't children's sports where everyone is deserving of a medal.

Exactly!

[Winehole23]

immigrants made us richer and safer

Trump is making us poorer and less safe

[Winehole23]

Btw why is it that the USA has to make it easier for anyone wanting to come here? It's our duty? That's nonsense. We already have proper channels for citizenship, this isn't children's sports where everyone is deserving of a medal.buzzword boilerplate and strawman

y'all have no vision of the public good, so you can't see any good in the rest of the world -- the not-us

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immigrants made us richer and safer

Trump is making us poorer and less safe

..."But I'm President...and their not."

You just keep a marchin' out there every Saturday for the next 4 years, buster.

[koriwhat]

immigrants made us richer and safer

Trump is making us poorer and less safe

Lmfao

[koriwhat]

buzzword boilerplate and strawman

y'all have no vision of the public good, so you can't see any good in the rest of the world -- the not-us

I truly don't care about the rest of the world bro. I've stated as such many times over.

[Winehole23]

you'll get your turn to cry at Trump's hands too

you just don't know it yet

[Winehole23]

I truly don't care about the rest of the world bro. I've stated as such many times over.I truly appreciate that you have underscored my emphasis again

[koriwhat]

you'll get your turn to cry at Trump's hands too

you just don't know it yet

Still living in the land of make believe, what if's, and psychic conspiracies.

[koriwhat]

I truly appreciate that you have underscored my emphasis again

Am I supposed to care because I don't. :tu

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buzzword boilerplate and strawman

y'all have no vision of the public good, so you can't see any good in the rest of the world -- the not-us

...where did it get us to "see any good in the rest of the world?" They've been sponging off us since 1945...and we've let 'em, encouraged 'em, prompted 'em. Until 1.20.25.

And even now we still let Israel and Ukraine and S. Korea, and Taiwan sponge off us. And countless other countries are still on the tit...like we got it to give, or, to permit to be stolen and grafted from us.

LMFAO!!!

[Winehole23]

Still living in the land of make believe, what if's, and psychic conspiracies.we all live and speak in the present, man

[Winehole23]

Am I supposed to care because I don't. :tudropping in just to say you don't care

is classic kw

[koriwhat]

dropping in just to say you don't care

is classic kw

I dropped in to respond to you but we don't have to do any of this bro. If you don't want to talk then stop directing your replies at me. It's ok. :tu

[Winehole23]

I dropped in to respond to you but we don't have to do any of this bro. If you don't want to talk then stop directing your replies at me. It's ok. :tuthanks for dropping in to remind me again that it's all unnecessary

so courteous!

:tu

[Spurs Homer]

Standing up for texas! :lmao



https://youtu.be/mHgKsoWD7DE?si=PrVXGbJ5MFRNQtRd

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Standing up for texas! :lmao



https://youtu.be/mHgKsoWD7DE?si=PrVXGbJ5MFRNQtRd

You too, Homer; you ain't turnin' Texas, fart-face.

[Winehole23]

NO TREATS FOR POORS


Gov. Greg Abbott (https://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/) is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase unhealthy and highly processed foods in Texas.

In a Wednesday letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Abbott asked for the waiver — which would give the state the ability to restrict these food purchases — to ensure taxpayer funds are used for only “healthy, nutritious food.”

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/15/snap-benefits-texas-snap-restrictions/

[Winehole23]

Abbott signs DOGE bill, in an attempt to cut a quarter-century of Republican red tape and regulations


Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a first piece of legislation from this session into law. It originates from Senate Bill 14 and creates the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, also known as “Texas DOGE.”

It differs from its federal counterpart in that it will be a permanent part of the state government.

During the signing, Abbott said Texas recently ranked fifth in the country for the number of regulations businesses face. House Speaker Dustin Burrows says cutting those allows the state to be one of the best places for businesses and start-ups in the nation.

“Texas businesses, Texas citizens deserve regulations that are plain English that you can understand what they mean, they deserve to know what they actually do, and they deserve to make sure they are consistent and as few as possible,” Burrows said.
https://www.kcbd.com/2025/04/24/governor-abbott-signs-first-bill-session-creates-texas-doge/

[Winehole23]

(I wonder if it gives a public handjob to generative AI, as is currently fashionable among national Republicans)

[Winehole23]

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[BadMotorscooter]

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You must have fucked up here, wine to delete your own post.

[Winehole23]

You must have fucked up here, wine to delete your own post.I did, I posted in the wrong thread

[BadMotorscooter]

I did, I posted in the wrong thread

You scrambled to hide your mistake....I get it. You try and crush republicans 24/7 but you want to act perfect....carry on.....

[ChumpDumper]

"scrambled"

[BadMotorscooter]

"scrambled"

spelling police?

[ChumpDumper]

spelling police?

I'm mocking you.

Understand?

[BadMotorscooter]

I'm mocking you.

Understand?


its all you got...no facts.

[ChumpDumper]

its all you got...no facts.Facts for what?

Are you OK?

[koriwhat]

its all you got...no facts.

Don't worry about CuntDotard mocking you. She's just a dumb bitch and always have been while pretending otherwise here on ST. Brooke is a fucking worthless cunt!

[ChumpDumper]

I'm David. It's all over the forum.

[Winehole23]

Oil and gas are going to suck west Texas dry

With this new law, HB 49 (https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB49/id/3176184), they'll be able sell fracking water to thirsty cities and towns, or just cruise it into local bodies of water


"A new law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott will allow oil companies to treat and sell fracking wastewater, which could include refilling Texas bodies of water with wastewater.

The law also protects oil companies from liability for any impact, including personal injury or property damage."


A 2022 study from the Texas Produced Water Consortium found that oil and gas extraction is expected to yield 588 million gallons of wastewater per day for 38 years, far outpacing the levels of oil produced

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality would be tasked with creating regulations for wastewater reuse. https://www.chron.com/politics/article/fracking-wastewater-crops-rivers-20381120.php

[Winehole23]

poor public health care is a political choice


Texas health care system is among worst in the US. Here's why only Mississippi is worse
Mississippi narrowly beat out Texas for the nation’s worst health care, Lone Star State ranks last for access and affordability.https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-health-care-uninsured-unaffordable-20383186.php

[Winehole23]

not so awesome for the Kerr County and surrounds

now deadlier than Helene, 161 people still missing


The search is becoming more desperate for at least 161 people missing in the aftermath of the catastrophic flash floods that have devastated central Texas. Governor Greg Abbott confirmed the grim figure during a Tuesday afternoon briefing, it includes five campers and a counselor from Camp Mystic.

In a news conference Tuesday Gov. Abbott said, "Know this: We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for. Know this also: There very likely could be more added to that list."

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in central Texas has climbed to at least 111, making it the deadliest rainfall-driven flash flood in the U.S. since 1976. The devastation, now surpassing the historic toll from Hurricane Helene, stretches across six counties in the heart of the state.https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/2025-07-07-death-toll-rises-in-texas-flooding-camp-mystic-missing[/COLOR]

[Winehole23]

maybe having a party that hates governing run Texas for 30 years wasn't a good idea


Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic’s emergency planning just two days before catastrophic flooding (https://apnews.com/article/texas-floods-victims-camp-mystic-death-toll-ea38edadc7e965fb2c76c0ec46245a82) killed more than two dozen people at the all-girls Christian summer camp, most of them children.


The Department of State Health Services released records Tuesday showing the camp complied with a host of state regulations regarding “procedures to be implemented in case of a disaster.” Among them: instructing campers what to do if they need to evacuate and assigning specific duties to each staff member and counselor.
https://apnews.com/article/camp-mystic-floods-state-inspection-ef17d51dc7868fa9cc5c3076c31ed98a

[Winehole23]

just like the LA wildfires, right?

too bad y'all don't have someone trans or gay or nonwhite to blame this on...yet


https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oy2ebrbjfsmr3oacqe5mbuw5/bafkreihjzcy2ti5liiwlayn5ocu6aymkgeyn7z5khuul5miyr 7svfxywhu@jpeg

[ChumpDumper]

just like the LA wildfires, right?

too bad y'all don't have someone trans or gay or nonwhite to blame this on...yet


https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oy2ebrbjfsmr3oacqe5mbuw5/bafkreihjzcy2ti5liiwlayn5ocu6aymkgeyn7z5khuul5miyr 7svfxywhu@jpeg

You already lost the Super Bowl, Greg.

[Winehole23]

just like the LA wildfires, right?

too bad y'all don't have someone trans or gay or nonwhite to blame this on...yet


https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oy2ebrbjfsmr3oacqe5mbuw5/bafkreihjzcy2ti5liiwlayn5ocu6aymkgeyn7z5khuul5miyr 7svfxywhu@jpegcalled it

a firefighter in a city three hours away is responsible for flash flood deaths in Hunt, TX


https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sbua2wxukvrbmpusje7zpp7s/bafkreihhs2k3yhpkiblzfen55iw57cbsrts7v4w3uwhiqjywf audyyyioi@jpeghttps://www.chron.com/politics/article/texas-flood-fire-chief-charlie-kirk-20763485.php

[Winehole23]

Greg Abbott feels entitled to keep Texans in the dark about his relationship with El0n Musk, because some of it is personal and would be embarrassing


Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (https://www.kut.org/tags/greg-abbott) doesn’t want to reveal months of communications (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25975648-2025-06-03-abbott-musk-comms-appeal/) with Elon Musk (https://www.kut.org/tags/elon-musk) or representatives from the tech mogul’s companies, arguing in part that they are of a private nature, not of public interest and potentially embarrassing.
Musk had an eventful legislative session in Texas (https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-texas-legislature-laws-spacex-tesla) this year. In addition to his lobbyists successfully advocating for several new laws, Abbott cited the Tesla (https://www.kut.org/tags/tesla) and SpaceX (https://www.kut.org/tags/spacex) CEO as the inspiration for the state creating its own efficiency office and has praised him for moving the headquarters for many of his businesses to the state in recent years.


As part of an effort to track the billionaire’s influence (https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-07-02/texas-elon-musk-spacex) in the state Capitol, The Texas Newsroom in April requested Abbott and his staff’s emails since last fall with Musk and other people who have an email address associated with some of his companies.


Initially, the governor’s office said it would take more than 13 hours to review the records. It provided a cost estimate of $244.64 for the work and required full payment up front. The Texas Newsroom agreed and cut a check.


After the check was cashed, the governor’s office told The Texas Newsroom it believed all of the records were confidential and asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office referees disputes over public records, to allow the documents to be kept private.


Matthew Taylor, Abbott’s public information coordinator, gave several reasons (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25975648-2025-06-03-abbott-musk-comms-appeal/) the records should not be released. He argued they include private exchanges with lawyers, details about policy-making decisions and information that would reveal how the state entices companies to invest here. Releasing them to the public, he wrote, “would have a chilling effect on the frank and open discussion necessary for the decision-making process.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-governor-greg-abbott-elon-musk-emails-foia

[Blake]

"SAN ANTONIO — Governor Greg Abbott is pushing to clear signs of identity on Texas roads, calling it an effort to remove political ideology in his directive issued to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

In San Antonio, it could mean the removal of a rainbow-colored symbol of inclusion and visibility in the heart of the city's Pride Cultural Heritage District, established just this summer...."

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-texas-governor-greg-abbott-roadway-identity-political-ideological-pride-rainbow-crosswalk-txdot-federal-funding-withheld-lgbt/273-50bb5b33-312f-443b-bed3-33784b716ab0

AND PUT THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN EVERY CLASSROOM BECAUSE THAT'S NOT POLITICAL IDEOLOGY

[BadMotorscooter]

"SAN ANTONIO — Governor Greg Abbott is pushing to clear signs of identity on Texas roads, calling it an effort to remove political ideology in his directive issued to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

In San Antonio, it could mean the removal of a rainbow-colored symbol of inclusion and visibility in the heart of the city's Pride Cultural Heritage District, established just this summer...."

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-texas-governor-greg-abbott-roadway-identity-political-ideological-pride-rainbow-crosswalk-txdot-federal-funding-withheld-lgbt/273-50bb5b33-312f-443b-bed3-33784b716ab0

AND PUT THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN EVERY CLASSROOM BECAUSE THAT'S NOT POLITICAL IDEOLOGY


Why do you hate God?

[ChumpDumper]

Why do you hate God?

You don't believe in god or the ten commandments.

[Winehole23]

Why do you hate God?why do you hate gays?

[Winehole23]

McCarthyism 2.0 targeting libs

Anti-woke is conservative DEI



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[Winehole23]

The entire "free speech on campus" moral panic was manufactured to blackmail us into making space in intellectual life for bigots and charlatans who couldn't get there on their own merits.

[Winehole23]

Abbott wants to throttle funds for public schools in Texas, while giving private schools $1B



Gov. Greg Abbott won his campaign to give taxpayer money to private schools. Now he's promising to starve public schools of the funds they need to compete.

The governor promised to push through laws (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/greg-abbott-campaign-property-taxes-21135428.php) to make it almost impossible for school districts to raise taxes. In announcing his run for a record fourth term, he also said voters should have the power to reduce or eliminate school funding entirely.

Abbott is aligning himself with the most reactionary members of his Republican Party. For decades (https://www.cato.org/blog/milton-friedman-school-choice-pioneer), fringe conservatives have wanted to end government-run schools and send every child to private institutions run by clerics or ideologues under the banner of parental choice (https://www.ineteconomics.org/research/research-papers/how-milton-friedman-exploited-white-supremacy-to-privatize-education).https://www.statesman.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-abbott-public-schools-private-21168431.php

[Winehole23]

Pushing ideological clubs in Texas public schools


Texas has launched a partnership with Turning Point USA to create chapters of the right-wing organization on every high school campus in the state.


Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Turning Point USA Senior Director Josh Thifault revealed the initiative during a news conference at the Governor’s Mansion on Monday. They did not outline any plans that would require schools to initiate the clubs, but Abbott said that he expects “meaningful disciplinary action” to take place against “any stoppage of TPUSA in the great state of Texas.”


“Let me be clear: Any school that stands in the way of a Club America program in their school should be reported immediately to the Texas Education Agency,” the governor said, referring to the name of the high school clubs. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/texas-turning-point-usa-greg-abbott-high-schools/

[Blake]

Pushing ideological clubs in Texas public schools

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/texas-turning-point-usa-greg-abbott-high-schools/[/FONT][/COLOR]

Against Texas law to do that but that's where we're at these days.

And oh yeah.... "Two months earlier, a new state law banned student clubs in public schools based on sexual orientation or gender identity."

https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/opinion-texas-pushes-student-clubs-blocks-others-21223685.php

^ good read from a professor at UT

[Winehole23]

I don't recall having state imposed ideological youth cadres in schools during wokism

[Winehole23]

(I guess that's necessary now to combat wrongheaded social mores)

[Winehole23]

Texas vouchers weaponized for religious and anti-Chinese bigotry



Texas acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock is seeking to block certain schools from the state’s new private school voucher program (https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/texas-private-school-voucher-timeline-21124440.php), alleging they have ties to the Chinese government and to a Muslim advocacy group that Gov. Greg Abbott recently declared a terrorist organization.

Hancock has not named the schools or said how many may be impacted. But in a letter this month to Attorney General Ken Paxton (https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/request-files/request/2025/RQ0625KP.pdf) he asked whether he could disqualify applicants that are “based at an address that have hosted publicly advertised events” organized by the Council of American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights group in the nation.

He raised concern about another school that “may be owned or controlled by a holding group” linked to the Chinese government.

“The people of Texas deserve the highest assurance that no taxpayer dollars will be used, directly or indirectly, to support institutions with ties to a foreign terrorist organization, a transnational criminal network, or any adversarial foreign government,” Hancock wrote on Dec. 12, asking for an expedited ruling on whether the schools should be excluded.

While an attorney general’s opinion is not legally binding, the state could use it to justify barring schools from the program

https://www.expressnews.com/politics/texas/article/paxton-islamic-schools-vouchers-21257343.php