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Greg Abbott Scolded by Largest Texas Newspaper for 'Posturing' Over Protest
Texas' largest newspaper, the Houston Chronicle, rebuked Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday in an editorial for his "posturing" over a recent pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin.College students in recent weeks have been at the forefront of pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protests since the Israel-Hamas war began. On October 7, Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, led its deadliest attack on Israel in history. Israel subsequently launched its heaviest airstrikes against...
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Critics lash out at Gov. Greg Abbott for journalist's arrest at UT protest
Texas progressive groups and a San Antonio U.S. Congressman lashed out at Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday for the arrest of a journalist during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas at Austin the day before. Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested a cameraman for Fox 7 Austin for criminal trespass as authorities pulled protesters from a crowd gathered at the campus' South Lawn, according to the TV station. Although the protesters were reportedly peaceful, more than...
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In speech, Gov. Greg Abbott suggests trans people should be banned from teaching school
Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the name of the Texas House candidate Gov. Greg Abbott was stumping for in San Antonio. In his latest attack on LGBTQ+ Texans, Gov. Greg Abbott suggested he wants the state to prohibit transgender and gender nonconforming people from being schoolteachers. During a speech at a Young Conservatives of Texas meeting in Dallas on Friday, Abbott said he wants the state to "end" teachers wearing clothes that don't conform to their gender...