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Greg Abbott Said, "It Could Have Been Worse." 18 Shell_Seas May 2022 May 2022 23 2216

Governor Abbott News Conference on School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 1105

Sit down. I'm going to tell you something, and it is going to infuriate you. 9 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 22 1687

Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick cancel in-person NRA convention appearance in wake of Uvalde mass shooting 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 0 773

Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick cancels appearance at NRA convention in Houston 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 680

City of Houston will honor victims of Uvalde shooting all weekend 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 7 925

Donna ISD shuts down campuses after AK-47 found amid credible mass shooting threat 3 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 8 911

Gov. Abbott cancels NRA trip, will travel to Uvalde instead 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 1 771

Man in Arlington, TX shoots self with own gun in elementary school today 8 Shell_Seas May 2022 May 2022 11 1534

Abbott calls Texas school shooting a mental health issue but cut state spending for it 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 0 792

Moderate Democrats win two key South Texas runoffs, while another is too close to call 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 5 795

Powerful words by Jimmy Kimmel on Texas school shotting 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 3 865

Hundreds of thousands of Israeli 18 year olds handle heavy weaponry, they have mandatory 24 hour ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 2 1238

Photograph by @veronicagcarde1 of Beto facing Abbott: 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 12 1034

Police have apprehended a student carrying an AK-47 rifle outside his high school in Texas 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 1 773

Beto O'Rourke speaks after interrupting Gov. Abbott's news conference - KHOU 11 News 0 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 7 911

OP-ED: GREG ABBOTT ATTACKED TRANS CHILDREN FOR RIGHT-WING VOTES 3 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 8 1082

Here are two videos of Beto's meeting with the Press after being escorted out of Abbott's event 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 9 730

O'Rourke's standoff with Gov. Abbott over Uvalde mass shooting marks the new era in Texas politics 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 8 925

Baylor will rename campus area and relocate statue of slave-owning former university president 4 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 6 733

President Joe Biden to visit Texas after school shooting in Uvalde 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 3 573

She helped save Apollo 13. Now she's making sure Harris County ballots land safely on Election Day. 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 4 994

Protest Friday in Houston against NRA, Greg Abbott, and Ted Cruz. 3 Shell_Seas May 2022 May 2022 14 1857

Rather than grandstanding for those embryos Gregg, how about giving a damn about living kids? 8 Comfortably_Numb May 2022 May 2022 8 1108

Editorial: Abbott says 'never again' after Uvalde school massacre. Don't fall for it, Texans 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 5 800

We Need to Repeal Permitless Carry - Beto O'Rourke 1 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 9 967

Here is the form that Governor Greg Abbott keeps handy for situations like Uvalde 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 7 913

Huge, dust-filled tornado awed storm chasers in Texas on Monday 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 8 949

Texas GOP voters are getting tripped up by their own party's new voting restrictions 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 3 695

George P. Bush's family name proves to be key obstacle in his race against Ken Paxton for AG 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 0 698

Texas Continued...

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Dog Leads Rescuers to Missing Texas Woman with Dementia 2 sl8 May 2022 May 2022 20 1294

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn calls Ken Paxton scandals an "embarrassment" 6 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 4 834

[...] teacher under fire after allegedly offering students a perfect score for buying his books 1 sl8 May 2022 May 2022 3 1169

The U.S. census estimates it missed more than a half-million Texans during 2020 count 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 894

Feds say Texas discriminated against communities of color when it denied Houston flood aid 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 9 1087

Editorial: Abbott and ERCOT should face facts: The grid isn't fixed 2 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 13 1672

Skeet Jones is a powerful judge in Texas' smallest county. He is being charged with cattle theft. 9 Jilly_in_VA May 2022 May 2022 10 1907

The Pro-Lie Governor 2 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 5 854

Working Families Party say 'dirty politics' is at play in Congressional District 15 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 6 910

Elected officials: Starr County loves Congressman Cuellar 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 4 671

New Texas plan for federal Hurricane Harvey aid: Funds diverted away from Gulf Coast 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 3 909

Texas restaurant owner finds and donates baby formula amid nationwide shortage - CBS News 2 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 14 1002

Austin settles two more lawsuits from May 2020 protest, has now paid $15 million 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 1399

I have a long history of fighting for veterans. - Beto O'Rourke 0 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 6 519

UT-San Antonio reaches Texas Tier One status, allowing access to state funds for research 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 585

Texas resumes investigations into parents of trans children, families' lawyers confirm 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 634

Put the Blame for Harvey Disaster Assistance Mess Where It Belongs - On Greg Abbott 6 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 22 1298

Beto O'Rourke brings the house down with epic answer on gun control - MeidasTouch 9 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 22 1989

Lewisville man alleged kingpin in $3.5 million fraud scheme 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 4 1584

Reps. Colin Allred, Sheila Jackson Lee demand Brittney Griner's freedom from Russia 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 4 742

Most Texans support legalizing pot, but Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says no 12 Liberal In Texas May 2022 May 2022 5 1176

Ted Cruz is the target of a bar association complaint over his role in undermining the 2020 election 3 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 12 1035

Prairie View A&M's new historical marker honors alumna Sandra Bland's life and legacy 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 581

Ted Cruz hit with 15-page ethics complaint seeking to have him disbarred 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 6 902

The Lincoln Project-#AbbottFailedTexasAgain 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 6 674

Mike Collier's Excellent Political Adventure 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 6 860

Assclown Alert: Gov. Greg Abbott's deafening whistle is impossible to ignore 2 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 12 1108

Greg Abbott's Power Grid Failed AGAIN - Beto O'Rourke 13 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 40 2453

In rematch, Jessica Cisneros faces a weakened Henry Cuellar for South Texas congressional seat 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 6 839

San Antonio congressman Chip Roy tweets about liberal 'replacements' 2 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 918

Texas Continued...

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Abbott's insidious plan to defund Texas schools through property tax reform 2 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 961

Personal information of 1.8 million Texans with Department of Insurance claims was exposed for years 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 7 874

18-wheeler crashes and spills thousands of pounds of eggs, shuts down Dallas highway 8 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 4 1201

Texas Republican calls for Death Penalty Moratorium 1 TreasonousBastard May 2022 May 2022 3 922

When you put a non-disparagement agreement in the contract, 2 Susan Calvin May 2022 May 2022 3 1195

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott still leads Beto O'Rourke in governor's race, poll shows 9 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 8 1335

Has Texas seen a $20 billion increase in property taxes under Abbott? 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 14 2051

In Texas visit, Donald Trump rallies Republican voters to deliver a GOP wave in November midterms 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 5 843

Government announces settlement with private wall builders 2 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 3 793

Beto is out with an ad slamming Greg Abbott for his unwillingness to #FixTheGrid: 5 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 14 1188

Texas boy cracks whip on African American family's door (father is arrested for discharge of gun) 4 Demovictory9 May 2022 May 2022 8 3389

National Day of Action for Abortion Rights - Austin TX rally 0 bonzotex May 2022 May 2022 3 883

'That's torture.' Boy gets second-degree burns from PE class discipline, Texas mom says 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2022 May 2022 22 1500

Beto O'Rourke brings The House Down on 'The View' with Epic speech - MeidasTouch 0 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 22 1080

Cash is piling up in Kinney County from bonds posted to free migrants arrested under Texas border 4 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 6 876

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slams Biden administration for giving baby formula to migrants 8 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 1246

Mike Masnick: Just How Bad Is Texas' Social Media Content Moderation Law? 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 7 898

Webb County Democrats hosting candidate forum in Laredo 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 549

Report says gender-affirming care bans in Alabama, Texas based on 'flawed science' 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 573

Appeals court lets Texas enforce, for now, social media law sought by conservatives 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 3 1517

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