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July 21, 2021

Texas Democrat criticized over tweet praising her own bravery for fleeing to DC

State Rep. Michelle Beckley, a Democrat, joined over 50 of her colleagues who fled Texas to deny quorum on GOP voting bills

July 20, 2021

Media and politicians mislead on Texas education bill

Journalists and politicians appeared to mislead followers regarding a recent Texas bill regarding curriculum in public schools.

July 20, 2021

Texas border town sues Biden's DHS to stop busloads of illegal immigrants

City officials in Laredo, Texas are suing President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security in order to stop the transfer of migrants from the Rio Grande Valley to their town for processing.

July 20, 2021

Jeff Bezos roasted for thanking Amazon employees, customers for paying for spaceflight: 'I'd like a refund'

Jeff Bezos thanked Amazon employees and customers for subsidizing his Blue Origin spaceflight.

July 20, 2021

George P. Bush warns border crisis is 'not sustainable' as he sues Biden over wall, hits Dems for fleeing

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Tuesday warned that the border crisis is "not sustainable" as he explained how his office came to sue the Biden administration over its ending of wall construction, while also tearing into Texas Democrats for fleeing the state.

July 20, 2021

Texas Democrats in DC: Photos of their trip

A delegation of Texas Democrats left for Washington, DC, over their state's elections bill.

July 20, 2021

Texas Gov. Abbott calls out Democrats 'disaster of a trip' fleeing Austin for DC: 'Constituents getting upset'

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott told Fox News on Tuesday that he plans to call a subsequent special session of the Texas State Legislature as soon as the absentee lawmakers return from their trip to Washington, where they fled to avoid granting the Republican majority a quorum to vote up or down on an election integrity bill.

July 20, 2021

Texas Dems slam education bill dropping MLK speech, history of White supremacy from 'essential knowledge'

Texas Democrats are taking issue with a bill passed by the state’s Senate that removes most mentions of color from mandated teaching curriculum and would no longer specifically require students be taught that the Ku Klux Klan is “morally wrong.”

July 20, 2021

Texas Democrat compares threat of arrest after fleeing state to slavery

Texas State Rep. Senfronia Thompson – one of the Democratic lawmakers that fled Austin for the District of Columbia to deprive the state legislature of a quorum to vote on election integrity legislation – delivered a fiery speech in which she appeared to compare Texas officials threatening her arrest with the act of a slave escaping the plantation.

July 20, 2021

Vaccinated Pelosi and Biden aides test positive for COVID

A spokesperson for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive Monday for coronavirus following a meeting last week with members of the Texas Legislature who fled the state for Washington, D.C.