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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference about the mass shooting at Uvalde High School on May 27, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.
News
Politics & Elections

Poll Reveals Gov. Greg Abbott’s Lead Over Beto O’Rourke May Be Shrinking

Meanwhile, Abbott’s disapproval rating is higher than ever, the poll shows.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
July 7, 2022
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San Antonio Organizer: U.S. Immigration Policy Is to Blame for Deaths of 53
Interview
Immigration

Supreme Court Immigration Ruling Is Welcome, But Deadly Policies Remain in Place

The Supreme Court has ruled that Biden can end the “Remain in Mexico” policy. Activists still have much work ahead.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
July 1, 2022
Truthout
A first responder walks through the scene where a tractor-trailer was discovered with migrants inside, outside San Antonio, Texas, on June 27, 2022.
Op-Ed
Immigration

US Immigration Policy Is to Blame for the Horrific Mass Death in San Antonio

To blame heat or smugglers alone dishonors those whose lives were robbed by local, state and federal immigration policy.
by
Claudia E. Muñoz-Castellano,
Truthout
June 29, 2022
Truthout
A man with an unfinished 3-leaf shamrock tattoo on his neck watches a young boy point an ar-15 at a gun show
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

The AR-15 Has No Business Being in the Hands of Civilians

AR-15s like the one used in Uvalde are combat weapons meant for war, yet there are 11 million in circulation in the U.S.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
June 1, 2022
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Two people embrace eachother outside of a funeral home
News Analysis
Immigration

Uvalde Students Fought for Desegregation in 1970s. Now Let’s Rise Up for Them.

In the 1970s, Uvalde students led the struggle for equal opportunity within Texas’s segregated school system.
by
Camilo Pérez-Bustillo,
Truthout
June 1, 2022
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Joe Biden shouts into a microphone while positioned in front of three u.s. flags
News
Politics & Elections

Biden Sparks Anger by Describing McConnell and Cornyn as “Rational” on Guns

Progressive Nina Turner responded, “What in the neoliberal hell is this?”
by
Jessica Corbett,
Common Dreams
May 31, 2022
Truthout
Texas Governor Greg Abbott arrives while President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pay their respects at a memorial outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 29, 2022.
News
Politics & Elections

Crowd Booed Gov. Greg Abbott When He Arrived at Uvalde Memorial Site

The Texas governor was met with boos for opposing basic and broadly popular gun regulations in the wake of the massacre.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 30, 2022
Truthout
"GOP: Guns Over People" is projected outside the NRA Convention on May 27, 2022, in Houston, Texas.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Texas Reps Have Taken Over $14 Million From Gun Rights Groups

Texas representatives have taken more money from gun rights groups than lawmakers in any other state.
by
Anna Massoglia,
OpenSecrets
May 28, 2022
Truthout
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, left, interrupts a press conference held by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott following a shooting at Robb Elementary School which left 21 dead including 19 children, on May 25, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.
News
Politics & Elections

O’Rourke Crashes Abbott Press Conference, Blames GOP for Continued Gun Violence

“Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state,” said O’Rourke, the Democratic Texas gubernatorial nominee.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
May 26, 2022
Truthout
Steve Kerr speaks on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
News
Politics & Elections

NBA Coach Steve Kerr Slams McConnell and GOP Over Inaction on Shootings

Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
May 25, 2022
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