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Lawyer who won 9 Sandy Hook families $73M to represent Uvalde victim's family 5 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 10 793
Weekly Recap: Protecting Texas Kids - Beto O'Rourke 0 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 586
Retire - The Lincoln Project 3 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 1141
From May: 18-year-old arrested, charged in deadly shooting of man who was harassed by group of teens 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 1139
Greg Abbott, meet Greg Abbott. - Beto O'Rourke 6 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 22 2256
Beto-Abbott had a choice of going to Uvalle or to a fundraiser. Abbott made the wrong choice 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 761
GOP donors urge Congress to act on gun control measures like "red flag" laws, expanded background c 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 839
"The Texas grid is entirely cut off from the rest of the country's electrical system, and ..." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 35 2748
Judge plans to levy "substantial fines" after Texas failed to comply with court-ordered fixes to its 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 1054
Republicans flood South Texas special election as national Democrats keep distance 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1150
The process of suing one of the manufacturers of the gun used in Uvalde has started 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 6 833
'Thinking about staying': Kyle Rittenhouse shows interest in attending Texas A&M University 20 TexasTowelie May 2022 Jun 2022 5 2547
Gregg Popovich took the podium for the @votolatino #StandWithUvalde community gathering. 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 785
Matt Krause made a list of 850 books that might violate HB 3979 by making students uncomfortable. 17 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1932
In battered Uvalde, where a police chief is in hiding, grief gives way to calls for accountability 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1103
Cuellar expands lead over Cisneros in TX-28 7 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1296
DCCC chair: Cuellar, ahead by mere 177 votes, likely won South Texas primary runoff 11 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1509
Rep. Henry Cuellar finishes runoff 281 votes ahead of Jessica Cisneros 10 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1360
At first meeting since massacre, Uvalde school board takes no action on police chief 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1348
Texas man destroys more than $5 million worth of art because he's mad at girlfriend 5 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 9 1785
Greg Abbott: Bad Governor, Bad Lawyer 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 838
Elon Musk looks to pause hiring, cut jobs for Austin-based automaker Tesla 10 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1829
Desperate 911 calls from inside Uvalde classrooms never got to school police chief, legislator says 3 LeftInTX Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1108
Police fatally shoot Texas fugitive after family of 5 killed 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1243
Protecting Texas Kids Town Hall, Dallas - Beto O'Rourke 4 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 1034
As Pride Month starts, demolition for Austin LGBTQ bars crawls closer on Fourth Street 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1518
Death To Sundown Towns! Death To Throckmorton! 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2022 Jun 2022 8 1246
Uvalde District officials are now ordering members of the media away from their office building lot 10 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 8 1500
Hidalgo aide says Ogg is biased, should be removed from vaccine contract case 4 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 873
Georgetown, Leander are the fastest-growing cities in the nation 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 918

Texas Continued...

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Greg Abbott caught watching Beto's live stream 🤣 3 Shell_Seas Jun 2022 Jun 2022 16 1506
Five injured victims remain hospitalized one week after Uvalde school shooting 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 827
Austin police officers who were indicted over actions during George Floyd protests sue the city 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 692
Uvalde police worked harder to keep reporters away than they did the actual killer 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 681
Beto O'Rourke renews calls for tougher gun laws after Uvalde shooting, including on assault weapons 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 730
What happens to the Uvalde school building? 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 756
Justices allow depositions of Texas lawmakers in Voting Rights Act lawsuit 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 713
Divided court blocks Texas from enforcing social media law 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 640
Has Texas Turned on Greg Abbott? 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1076
All words, no action. - Beto O'Rourke 4 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 Jun 2022 10 1187
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas ban on social media censorship 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 799
Houston's COVID cases are climbing again, wastewater data shows 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 957
Great work Texans! Booing Abbott one day & calling out Cruz the next. 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 6 1099
"The Failure Begins with Greg Abbott": Texas Lawmaker Demands Gun Control After Uvalde Massacre 0 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 2 774
How Did A Town That's 81% Hispanic Elect A Xenophobic Mayor? 8 Shell_Seas May 2022 May 2022 14 1906
Texas schools don't have enough mental health providers. As leaders fail to fix it, kids suffer 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 1047
Follow-up: Man sentenced after arson at Travis County Democratic Party office 6 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 19 1716
How crypto mining could impact Texas' power grid in years to come 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 1119
Veterans Are Our Pride - Beto O'Rourke 0 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 8 769
Texas Senate Democrats call for special session to raise age to purchase gun, require universal back 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 6 990
Uvalde shooting leaves a father to grieve the loss of his 10-year-old child from inside a prison 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 13 1526
Police slow to engage with gunman because 'they could've been shot,' official says 10 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 4 1166
NOAA Advises Public to Avoid Aggressive Dolphin in North Padre Island 2 LeftInTX May 2022 May 2022 10 1374
Justice Department Statement on the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 5 991
Greg Abbott is booed as he arrives at the memorial outside Uvalde Elementary 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 10 957
Why 18-year-olds can buy AR-15s in Texas but not handguns 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 688
Texas Democratic Party Calls for Special Legislative Session to Ban Assault Weapons 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 6 1067
Editorial: In Houston, the NRA show goes on -- like Uvalde never happened 3 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 3 762
Greg Abbott Said, "It Could Have Been Worse." 18 Shell_Seas May 2022 May 2022 23 2369
Governor Abbott News Conference on School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 1139

Texas Continued...

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Sit down. I'm going to tell you something, and it is going to infuriate you. 9 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 22 1788
Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick cancel in-person NRA convention appearance in wake of Uvalde mass shooting 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 0 821
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick cancels appearance at NRA convention in Houston 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 2 723
City of Houston will honor victims of Uvalde shooting all weekend 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 7 985
Donna ISD shuts down campuses after AK-47 found amid credible mass shooting threat 3 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 8 969
Gov. Abbott cancels NRA trip, will travel to Uvalde instead 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 1 841
Man in Arlington, TX shoots self with own gun in elementary school today 8 Shell_Seas May 2022 May 2022 11 1650
Abbott calls Texas school shooting a mental health issue but cut state spending for it 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 0 837
Moderate Democrats win two key South Texas runoffs, while another is too close to call 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 5 830
Powerful words by Jimmy Kimmel on Texas school shotting 1 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 3 907
Hundreds of thousands of Israeli 18 year olds handle heavy weaponry, they have mandatory 24 hour ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 2 1336
Photograph by @veronicagcarde1 of Beto facing Abbott: 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 12 1093
Police have apprehended a student carrying an AK-47 rifle outside his high school in Texas 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 1 832
Beto O'Rourke speaks after interrupting Gov. Abbott's news conference - KHOU 11 News 0 Rhiannon12866 May 2022 May 2022 7 950
OP-ED: GREG ABBOTT ATTACKED TRANS CHILDREN FOR RIGHT-WING VOTES 3 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 8 1161
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 9 779
O'Rourke's standoff with Gov. Abbott over Uvalde mass shooting marks the new era in Texas politics 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 8 960
Baylor will rename campus area and relocate statue of slave-owning former university president 4 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 6 793
President Joe Biden to visit Texas after school shooting in Uvalde 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 May 2022 3 607
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 1040
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