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Border Tensions and Political Standoffs in Texas

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Explore the latest developments in Texas regarding border security, political clashes, and support from Republican governors.

The border tensions in Texas have escalated as Governor Greg Abbott, along with the Texas DPS and National Guard, intensifies efforts to secure the southern border. Recent requests by the Texas attorney general for transgender youths' patient records have stirred controversy. The political landscape is heating up with Colin Allred facing competition from State Sen. Roland Gutierrez in a crowded race.

Governor Abbott's strong stance against the White House on border enforcement highlights the ongoing clash between Texas and federal authorities. Efforts to tighten migration restrictions face hurdles as the deadlock in Congress persists. Abbott's defiance of court rulings to add more razor wire underscores the state's resolve.

Interesting facts about relevant figures: Idaho Governor Brad Little and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman have expressed support for Abbott's border actions. Dana Myers challenges party leadership in Texas GOP amidst ties to controversial groups. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey stands with Abbott in the border feud, displaying a united front among Republican governors in supporting Texas.

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Operation Lone Star Holds The Line To Defend Southern Border (Office of the Texas Governor)

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the ...

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Texas attorney general requests transgender youths' patient records ... (Texas Tribune)

This is at least the second time Ken Paxton's office has sought such records from an out-of-state provider since Texas banned transition-related care for ...

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Colin Allred looks to protect advantages in crowded race to ... (Texas Tribune)

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who is trailing Allred in money and polls, is positioning himself as the chief progressive in the race.

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Texas Gov. Sends Border Warning to White House (Immigration Blog)

President Biden Has “Refused to Enforce” and “Even Violated” the Immigration Laws. That letter begins: The federal government has broken the compact between the ...

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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Deadlock in Congress, Texas ... (Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA))

Republicans' efforts to tie migration restrictions to Ukraine aid are sputtering in the Senate, as former president and likely Republican nominee Donald Trump ...

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Eye on Politics: Border standoff in Eagle Pass (CBS News)

Every week, we break down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.

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Fight over border intensifies as Texas governor pledges more razor ... (The Guardian)

Greg Abbott says he will defy Biden and US supreme court and install more concertina wire to try to prevent migrant crossings.

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Idaho Gov. Brad Little joins 25 Republican governors supporting ... (Idaho Capital Sun)

Idaho Gov. Brad Little is among 25 GOP governors behind a letter supporting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's “constitutional right to self-defense” at ...

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Texas companies reported releasing 1 million pounds of excess ... (Texas Tribune)

Called “upset” events, companies are required to tell the state when they emit pollution above what their permits allow.

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Texas governor ignores Supreme Court ruling, adds more razor wire ... (KKTV 11 News)

Texas and Abbott are ...

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Ky. AG and other Republicans support Texas Gov.'s 'right of self ... (89.3 WFPL News Louisville)

Kentucky Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman and other elected officials are expressing their support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's “right of self ...

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Texas GOP vice chair challenges Matt Rinaldi for party leadership (Texas Tribune)

Dana Myers has been critical of the party's ties to Defend Texas Liberty PAC, a hard-right group that's been tied to white supremacists.

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Missouri National Guard troops already in Texas; more aren't on the ... (Spectrum News)

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's office said it wasn't announcing any additional action after he signed a letter supporting the governor of Texas.

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Finding History in My Roanoke Texas Backyard - Tourist in my Own ... (Venture Views)

Roanoke has grown. A lot, even in the past fifteen years that I've lived here. Roanoke, Texas that is, not Roanoke, Virginia. That Roanoke is much larger ...

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'Should slavery be legal in Texas?' Houston ISD seventh graders ... (Houston Public Media)

A lesson distributed to seventh-grade teachers by Houston ISD's central curriculum department called for students to imagine themselves as delegate at the 1836 ...

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PA Senate Republican Leaders Voice Support for Texas Governor ... (pasenategop.com)

HARRISBURG – As dozens of governors throughout the nation share their support for Texas Governor Greg Abbott's actions to secure the border, ...

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Texas attorney general refuses to grant federal agents full access to ... (CBS News)

Texas National Guard soldiers took control of a park in Eagle Pass earlier this month, and have since prevented Border Patrol agents from processing ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton Refuses Biden Administration's ... (texasattorneygeneral.gov)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded in a letter today denying demands made by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), explaining that ...

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No, Texas is not defying a Supreme Court order by continuing to ... (VERIFYThis.com)

Viral social media posts claim Texas is violating federal law by continuing to lay razor wire along the Rio Grande in open defiance of a recent Supreme ...

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Gymnastics Takes On Texas Woman's On Saturday (Lindenwood Athletics)

Lindenwood gymnastics (5-1) takes on Midwest Independent Conference rival Texas Woman's on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. CT at the Kitty Magee Arena in Denton, ...

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Will the Supreme Court let Texas Gov. Greg Abbott seize control of ... (Vox)

The Constitution gives the Biden administration nearly exclusive authority over matters of immigration. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants the courts to change ...

The Texas Border and Insurrection Act Reform (Lawfare)

The Insurrection Act notoriously confers on the president extraordinarily broad authority to call out the militia or the armed forces to meet (depending on ...

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'You can count on Alabama': Gov. Kay Ivey throws support behind ... (WVTM13)

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is backing Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, amid the state's ongoing feud with the Biden administration over immigration ...

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Texas AG says state not backing down from Shelby Park takeover in ... (KSNT News)

As the Friday night deadline approached for a Homeland Security request for the State of Texas to open up Shelby Park in Eagle Pass to federal authorities, ...

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Biden administration renews demand for Texas to allow Border ... (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

The Biden administration is renewing demands for Texas to give Border Patrol access to a riverfront park that is a popular corridor for migrants.

Republican governors rally to support Texas in border fight with ... (The Highland County Press)

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who has deployed hundreds of National Guard troops to Texas since 2020, said, “The situation at our country's southern border is ...

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