Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Saturday that he would seek to pardon the U.S. Army sergeant convicted of killing a protester during a 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstration. Abbott tweeted that he was “working as swiftly as Texas law allows” to pardon 35-year-old Sgt. Daniel Perry. However, the Texas Constitution limits the …
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Booed While Visiting Uvalde School Shooting Memorial [Video]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott was met with an emotional and outraged crowd while visiting the site of the Uvalde school shooting. On Sunday, Abbott was booed by a crowd of onlookers outside Robb Elementary School. The site was the scene of a tragic massacre last week that claimed the lives …
Read More »Gov. Greg Abbott ‘Livid’ Over Misleading Details Surrounding School Shooting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is “livid” over misleading details he received concerning the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas. “Short answer, yes, I was misled,” Abbott said on Friday. “I am livid about what happened.” Following the shooting, the governor initially praised law enforcement’s quick response to the shooting. During the press conference …
Read More »Texas Parent Rips Mask Off Teacher’s Face After Gov. Greg Abbott Prohibits Mask Mandate
According to the school system superintendent, a parent in one Texas District ripped a face mask off a teacher and then requested another educator to remove hers. The Eanes Independent School District Superintendent Tom Leonard wrote in a statement on Tuesday, “The last few days leading to the start of …
Read More »Texas Governor Greg Abbott Tests Positive For COVID-19
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. According to a statement from his office, Abbott is asymptomatic and in good health. He is currently isolated at the governor’s mansion and receiving Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatment. “Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for …
Read More »Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Says He Is Still Going To Build A Wall Along The U.S.-Mexico Border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has decided to continue Donald Trump’s plans to build a wall U.S.-Mexico border. Last week during a press conference, Abbott announced his plans continue to build a wall despite Joe Biden avoiding the move. “Texas will build a border wall in our state to help secure …
Read More »Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Gets Dragged On Twitter After He Lifts Mask Mandates And Allows Businesses To Open At 100 Percent In State
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is getting clowned by Twitter following his announcement to end the state-wide mandate on masks. On Tuesday, the 63-year-old Republican lifted the state’s mask mandate where there are currently 2.6 million COVID-19-related cases and 44,353 COVID-19-related deaths. Despite him knowing that information, he announced that businesses …
Read More »Texas Governor Greg Abbott Threatens To Sue President Biden For “Hostile Climate” Agenda He Says Will “Kill Jobs”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is preparing to launch some legal battles against President Biden over his climate initiatives, which Governor Abbott claims are “hostile” and “job killers.” According to the Daily Mail, the Republican governor signed an executive order last Thursday that directed state agencies in Texas to “use all …
Read More »Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Calls For A Middle School Teacher To Be Fired For Comparing KKK Members To Cops In School Assignment
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is calling for a middle school teacher to be dismissed after they assigned homework that compared KKK members to police officers. On Twitter Sunday, the Republican governor said that the unnamed eighth-grade teacher “should be fired,” and called for the Texas Education Agency to conduct an …
Read More »Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Law That Shuts Down All State-funded Colleges, Universities’ Diversity, equity, and inclusion offices
The backlash is palpable. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has followed through with signing a bill that effectively shuts down diversity, equity, and inclusion offices at state-funded colleges and universities. Considered the most significant ban on diversity offices in higher education across the country, the law’s passing is even acknowledged by …
Read More »‘Abbott Elementary’ Star Tyler James Williams Says he’s ‘Not’ Gay
Abbott Elementary star Tyler Williams has made it clear, he’s not gay. He also spoke on the danger of speculating on people’s sexuality. The “Everybody Hates Chris” star posted on his Instagram Stories that contrary to some speculations, he is “not gay.” Williams, 30, went on to explain why “overanalyzing” …
Read More »Texas Gov. Abbott Announces Plan to Ban TikTok Statewide
Texas TikTok’ers might not like this. Gov. Greg Abbot has announced a model of a plan that would ban the popular social media app in the state of Texas. The proposed security plan is for state agencies to address vulnerabilities presented by the use of TikTok, and other software on …
Read More »Suspect Who Held Rabbi, Congregation Hostage Identified
The man accused of holding a rabbi and his congregants hostage at a Texas synagogue has been identified as a British citizen. And now, witnesses have come forward to recall the terrifying situation that played out on a Facebook live stream. Hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram, 44, was shot dead during …
Read More »Pornhub and Affiliated Sites Block Access in Texas Amid Legal Battle Over Age-Verification Law
In a significant development that has caught the attention of digital rights and adult entertainment circles alike, Pornhub along with its affiliated websites, has initiated a blockade on user access within the state of Texas. This move comes in the wake of an ongoing legal tussle with Texas’ Attorney General …
Read More »Black Texas High School Student, Previously Suspended for Locs, Faces Another Suspension Over Hairstyle
Sources say that a black student at Barbers Hill High in Texas has been suspended numerous times due to his location. According to the family’s spokesperson, Dr. Candice Matthews, Darryl George, 18, was recently suspended again for not cutting his hair, which violated the school’s dress code policy. People obtained …
Read More »Unsealed Texts Show That Daniel Perry Made Racist Comments and Expressed His Desire to Kill Before Shooting BLM Protester
Newly unsealed court documents show that during the months leading up to Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster’s death, Daniel Perry made racist remarks and discussed his desire to kill protesters often. Days after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer on May 29, …
Read More »US Army Sergeant Found Guilty Of Murdering Black Lives Matter Protester In 2020
Daniel Perry, a US Army sergeant, has been convicted of killing a BLM protester during a 2020 rally in Austin. Following an eight-day trial and two days of deliberations, a Travis county jury in Texas has found Perry guilty of the murder of Garrett Foster, who was an air force …
Read More »White House Slams Texas Governor After Migrants Were Dropped Off Outside VP Kamala Harris’ House
Politics can get very ugly and downright disgraceful. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is the latest example after he bussed migrants outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ Washington, DC home. Many are outraged because it was one of the coldest Christmas Eves on record in the nation’s capital, the Insider reported, and …
Read More »Ron DeSantis Hit With Lawsuit Over Martha’s Vineyard Migrant Stunt
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is facing a lawsuit after illegally flying asylum seekers to Martha’s Vineyard in a cruel and premeditated stunt. On Tuesday, Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a federal class action suit against the controversial state leader. The Boston-based attorney firm claimed that DeSantis not only coerced the …
Read More »Texas Board Denies Posthumous Pardon For George Floyd
A Texas board denied a posthumous pardon for George Floyd for a drug arrest from 2004. In October 2021, the Texas board unanimously recommended that George Floyd be pardoned. Although the committee rescinded the recommendation two months later, citing a procedural error, the committee left the possibility open for Floyd …
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