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The calls for Texas to defend itself and defy the federal government have set fire to a long-simmering fight over states’ rights, emboldening right-wing figures.

The calls for Texas to defend itself and defy the federal government have set fire to a long-simmering fight over states’ rights, emboldening right-wing figures.

Texas standoff with the feds in Eagle Pass is igniting calls for secession and fears of violence

The calls for Texas to defend itself and defy the federal government have set fire to a long-simmering fight over states’ rights, emboldening right-wing figures.

Democrats are waging a war, already years long, in which they are trying to make sure President Donald Trump cannot defeat Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race by removing him from the ballot.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says he'll remove President Biden from the presidential ballot if Trump is disqualified to appear in other states.

Texas Republicans voted for a platform that endorsed conspiracy theories, declared abortion is murder and demanded the prohibition of sex education in schools.

 

The uncertainty in the Texas Capitol remains to be about school choice. With time on the third session winding down, school choice legislation is already being reworked.

Gov. Greg Abbott, just hours after the Senate initially approved a school voucher measure, said he would add teacher raises and increased public school funding to the ongoing special session agenda if the Texas Legislature passes his voucher plan, the Texas Tribune reported. “ I want to make sure we provide a carrot to make sure this legislation gets passed,” Abbott said of