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Texas is facing a highly contagious, yet very preventable, measles outbreak that has already taken lives.
Contrary to anti-vaccine conspiracies peddled by the Trump administration, the MMR vaccine is safe and effective.
Contrary to anti-vaccine conspiracies peddled by the Trump administration, the MMR vaccine is safe and effective.
May 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Texas is facing a highly contagious, yet very preventable, measles outbreak that has already taken lives.
Contrary to anti-vaccine conspiracies peddled by the Trump administration, the MMR vaccine is safe and effective.
Contrary to anti-vaccine conspiracies peddled by the Trump administration, the MMR vaccine is safe and effective.
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The Texas hemp industry, in its current form, has effectively been handed a death sentence with Senate Bill 3, which bans consumable hemp products that contain even trace amounts of THC.
Hemp can’t be produced without traces of THC, farmers say, regardless of the product.
Hemp can’t be produced without traces of THC, farmers say, regardless of the product.
THC ban will destroy Texas' hemp agriculture industry, farmers say
While state leaders say growers can still produce industrial hemp, farmers say they will quit growing the plant altogether under a total THC ban.
www.texastribune.org
May 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Texas hemp industry, in its current form, has effectively been handed a death sentence with Senate Bill 3, which bans consumable hemp products that contain even trace amounts of THC.
Hemp can’t be produced without traces of THC, farmers say, regardless of the product.
Hemp can’t be produced without traces of THC, farmers say, regardless of the product.
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The Texas House just passed SB 8, requiring sheriffs to partner with ICE to enforce the Trump Administration’s detention and disappearing of our immigrant neighbors. Rep. Christina Morales spoke about the contributions of immigrant communities and the harm this bill will cause. #txlege
May 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Texas House just passed SB 8, requiring sheriffs to partner with ICE to enforce the Trump Administration’s detention and disappearing of our immigrant neighbors. Rep. Christina Morales spoke about the contributions of immigrant communities and the harm this bill will cause. #txlege
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in Texas they banned THC cause they’re more scared of kids getting gummies than they are of them getting guns💀
May 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
in Texas they banned THC cause they’re more scared of kids getting gummies than they are of them getting guns💀
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This is for the private prison corporations and the policing industry. They are going to use these laws to take Americans as slaves. www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
Is THC in Texas going up in smoke? House OKs ban, averting showdown with Senate
The controversial measure is one of the top priorities of the 2025 legislative session for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
www.statesman.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is for the private prison corporations and the policing industry. They are going to use these laws to take Americans as slaves. www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
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The cuts to Medicaid and Medicare will cut hospital revenue dramatically and likely cause facility closures, thereby affecting the availability of healthcare for everyone.
May 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The cuts to Medicaid and Medicare will cut hospital revenue dramatically and likely cause facility closures, thereby affecting the availability of healthcare for everyone.
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New: The Texas House gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would ban all products containing THC, likely spelling the end for the state’s short-lived hemp industry.
Texas Legislature on verge of completely banning THC products after key House vote
The House approved the ban after previously considering proposals to preserve the industry by tightening regulations.
www.texastribune.org
May 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
New: The Texas House gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would ban all products containing THC, likely spelling the end for the state’s short-lived hemp industry.
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Lt. Gov. Patrick huffs and puffs, blows the House down on Hemp bill: A look at the public opinion and political context of #SB3, w/ Joshua Blank on the Texas Politics Project website texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/lt-gov-... #txlege
May 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Lt. Gov. Patrick huffs and puffs, blows the House down on Hemp bill: A look at the public opinion and political context of #SB3, w/ Joshua Blank on the Texas Politics Project website texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/lt-gov-... #txlege
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While you were sleeping: Texas is poised to ban all THC products years.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new... #txlege
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new... #txlege
Texas House aligns with Senate in passing total ban on THC products | Houston Public Media
State Rep. Tom Oliverson (R-Cypress) introduced the floor amendment that transformed Senate Bill 3 – which would have regulated and taxed THC-containing products while leaving many of them legal – bac...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
May 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
While you were sleeping: Texas is poised to ban all THC products years.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new... #txlege
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new... #txlege
Dan Patrick is getting his THC ban.
May 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Dan Patrick is getting his THC ban.
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Breaking: Texas is about to ban all THC products after our House (assisted by some alleged Dems) passed a bill late last night. #txlege thebarbedwire.com/2025/05/22/t...
Texas is About to Ban All THC. Buy Your Gummies Now
In a bold stand, Texas lawmakers decide that pain relief is just too fun to be legal.
thebarbedwire.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Breaking: Texas is about to ban all THC products after our House (assisted by some alleged Dems) passed a bill late last night. #txlege thebarbedwire.com/2025/05/22/t...
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🚨 SHOCKING FACT: 66 billionaires control more wealth than 70% of Texans combined.🤯
Billionaires are the people stealing from you — not immigrants.
Billionaires are the people stealing from you — not immigrants.
May 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🚨 SHOCKING FACT: 66 billionaires control more wealth than 70% of Texans combined.🤯
Billionaires are the people stealing from you — not immigrants.
Billionaires are the people stealing from you — not immigrants.
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Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.
A Texas abortion ban sponsor aims to clarify when doctors can do the procedure
Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.
www.npr.org
May 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.
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Excellent work from the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social on the absence created at Nashville SC by ICE, and the club's deafening silence nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/12/l...
Nashville SC supporters feared profiling by ICE operation - Nashville Banner
La Brigada de Oro, a Latino supporters group, stays away from Nashville SC game due to fear of being profiled by ICE and Tennessee Highway Patrol.
nashvillebanner.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Excellent work from the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social on the absence created at Nashville SC by ICE, and the club's deafening silence nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/12/l...
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"You need to start making schools a priority again."
After the legislature passed school vouchers, political consultant Brian Mayes says Texas voters sent lawmakers a message last wknd - in approving most of the 89 public school bonds #txlege
STORY: www.wfaa.com/article/news...
After the legislature passed school vouchers, political consultant Brian Mayes says Texas voters sent lawmakers a message last wknd - in approving most of the 89 public school bonds #txlege
STORY: www.wfaa.com/article/news...
May 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"You need to start making schools a priority again."
After the legislature passed school vouchers, political consultant Brian Mayes says Texas voters sent lawmakers a message last wknd - in approving most of the 89 public school bonds #txlege
STORY: www.wfaa.com/article/news...
After the legislature passed school vouchers, political consultant Brian Mayes says Texas voters sent lawmakers a message last wknd - in approving most of the 89 public school bonds #txlege
STORY: www.wfaa.com/article/news...
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this guy hates this country, its laws and its traditions
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
May 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
this guy hates this country, its laws and its traditions
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"They don’t know what we experience—or don’t experience—on a day-to-day basis. Some of those people that are commenting or viewing from a million miles away don’t have a clue."
'It's Not a War Zone': Val Verde County's Conservative Democratic Sheriff on Misinformation, Immigration
"Before people start commenting on the border, come visit the border. Right now there's nothing going on."
www.texasobserver.org
May 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"They don’t know what we experience—or don’t experience—on a day-to-day basis. Some of those people that are commenting or viewing from a million miles away don’t have a clue."
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"The PRIVILEGE of the writ of habeas corpus..."
Stephen Miller: "The writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of invasion. So I would say that's an option we're actively looking at."
May 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"The PRIVILEGE of the writ of habeas corpus..."
The Trump recession will hit Texans hard.
Two horrible headlines in Midland Texas this morning. Lowest local rig count since December, 2021 and oil companies slashing spending and drilling plans. MAGA red Texas is regretting their vote. #oil #TrumpRecession
May 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Trump recession will hit Texans hard.
John Cornyn and his friends in the Senate will sit and twiddle their thumbs while the mad king destroys our country. They don’t care about the constitution. They never did.
Trump administration "actively looking" at suspending habeas corpus, top aide says...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-miller-says-trump-administration-actively-looking-at-suspending-habeas-corpus-to-deport-migrants/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-miller-says-trump-administration-actively-looking-at-suspending-habeas-corpus-to-deport-migrants/
Trump administration "actively looking" at suspending habeas corpus to deport migrants, Stephen Miller says
Habeas corpus entails the constitutional right to appear before a court to challenge detention.
www.cbsnews.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
John Cornyn and his friends in the Senate will sit and twiddle their thumbs while the mad king destroys our country. They don’t care about the constitution. They never did.
Warning signs for Greg Abbott? 🚨 His approval rating is down 11 points since December. 📉 source: The Texas Politics Project
May 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Warning signs for Greg Abbott? 🚨 His approval rating is down 11 points since December. 📉 source: The Texas Politics Project
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Fixed it! It won't fix the economy that's in the toilet, take off the stains left by our tanking 401K's and it won't get the stench out. Texas MAGA Republicans are losing support! '26 we take out the trash! #txlege
May 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Fixed it! It won't fix the economy that's in the toilet, take off the stains left by our tanking 401K's and it won't get the stench out. Texas MAGA Republicans are losing support! '26 we take out the trash! #txlege
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A Christianity that is offended by someone advocating for the poor, the immigrant, the hungry, the sick, the marginalized, and the oppressed, is a Christianity that is offended by Jesus.
Therefore, it is no longer Christianity.
Therefore, it is no longer Christianity.
May 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A Christianity that is offended by someone advocating for the poor, the immigrant, the hungry, the sick, the marginalized, and the oppressed, is a Christianity that is offended by Jesus.
Therefore, it is no longer Christianity.
Therefore, it is no longer Christianity.
They almost got away with this. Believe they will try again in the future.
May 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
They almost got away with this. Believe they will try again in the future.