Three paragraphs from @HoustonChron's @ChronFalkenberg
accurately describes what @GregAbbott_TX & a generation of one-party Republican rule have done to Texas.

www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Here's two bad guys in the 80s

Beta Trump. We haven't seen such a neutered & deferential Donald Trump since his last - or any - appearance with Vladimir Putin.

Child pornographers in TX are breathing easier. Why?TX Lt. Gov DanPatrick made battling AI generated child porn the last of 20 top priorities. 12 states including California have already cracked down on vile AI pornographers.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Let it sink in. Trump's 1st move was to betray police officers & release violent traitors back onto our streets. They attacked & battered courageous police defending our Capitol. Not one TX Republican leader has the courage to defend police & condemn Trump's blanket pardon.

If ever we just need to believe our own eyes. Don't pretend it's anything else. Elon's sieg heil (Hail Victory) Nazi hand gesture is probably the most recognizable in the civilized world - maybe more so than a middle finger up, which is the proper response to Elon.

Four years ago today Ted Cruz debased himself and betrayed our country by assisting insurrection and then cowardly hiding in a supply closet during the attack on the Capitol.

Important to remember that Trump doesn't defer to Putin because he agrees with him. Trump defers because he both fears & admires Putin.

Yep, and it's replacing this one: