Tag: Greg Abbott

Texas Schools To Require Students To Read Bible Verses

Source: FatCamera / Getty For a group of people who have spent the last decade and change fretting about “Shariah Law,” you’d think Republicans would be the staunchest advocates for the separation of church and state, but who am I kidding? Moral hypocrisy is the defining trait of modern conservatism, so it should come as […]

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Gov. Greg Abbott Reminds Us How Corny Republicans Are With AI NBA Finals Post

Source: Greg Abbott / X Post Listen: When it comes to the Republican Party, there’s an elephant in the room (pun intended) that needs to be addressed… The GOP has a corniness problem. Don’t get me wrong, Democrats aren’t that much better. We all remember congressional democrats kneeling in kente cloth cosplay to celebrate a […]

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Supreme Court Officially Reinstates Texas’ Congressional Map 

Source: Brandon Bell / Getty On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated Texas’ congressional map, which was gerrymandered in favor of Republicans last year.  The Guardian reports that the move on Monday formally finalizes an emergency decision the court made last December. Despite a panel of lower court judges finding that Texas engaged in a […]

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Republican Pressure Grows For Florida To Undergo Redistricting Effort

Source: Joe Raedle / Getty On Tuesday, Virginia voters dealt a devastating blow to the GOP in the nationwide redistricting battle by voting “yes” on a new congressional map that would give Democrats a 10-1 advantage in the state. With Democrats now narrowly edging out Republicans in the number of House seats up for grabs, […]

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Virginia Voters Set To Decide Whether Redistricting Measure Passes 

Source: Win McNamee / Getty Virginia voters are set to deliver a decisive blow in the ongoing redistricting battle as they head to the polls on Tuesday to approve a constitutional amendment.  According to The Washington Post, approximately 1.4 million Virginia voters have already voted on the constitutional amendment that would allow the Virginia Grand […]

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Threatens Houston Police Funding Due To ICE Ordinance

Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has once again shown he cares more about being the Trump administration’s lapdog than protecting the rights of the people he was elected to represent. On Monday, Abbott threatened to revoke $110 million in public safety funding if the city of Houston didn’t repeal a new […]

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