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AG Ken Paxton declines to sue candidates, officials who owe $700K in unpaid campaign violation fines 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 682
ERCOT didn't think the Texas summer would be as hot as it actually is, says interim CEO 11 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1258
Audit reveals over $430,000 missing from Cherokee county tax office 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 8 902
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 383
LTE: ERCOT wants Texas homeowners to conserve energy, while Globe Life Field cranks the AC 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 1114
Texas Secretary of State Agreed to Meet 'Election Conspiracy Theorist' Patrick Byrne 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 884
City Ends Contract with Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 576
Rep. Chip Roy Rages at Mexican President Over Beto O'Rourke Endorsement 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 1291
Gilberto Hinojosa was re-elected as chairperson of Texas Democratic Party 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 687
Beto O'Rourke listens to the Grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 862
Opinion Texas's new lawsuit against Biden shows our dark post-Roe future 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 532
Texas AG Paxton sues Biden administration over abortion guidance to doctors 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 714
U.S. House approves Rep Lizzie Fletcher's bill to protect the right to seek an abortion out of state 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 606
Beto O'Rourke Slams Texas Gov Abbott's Inaction On Gun Safety Since Uvalde - Ali Velshi - MSNBC Prime 6 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 987
Proud to be running with you, and for our state - Beto For Texas 2 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 581
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott leads Beto O'Rourke by 5 points, UH poll finds 8 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1254
Congressman Brian Babin Participated In A Seditious Conspiracy 1 Shell_Seas Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 810
Standing with Uvalde at the Unheard Voices March & Rally - Beto For Texas 1 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 11 787
One year ago, Texas Democrats broke quorum to fight GOP voter suppression 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 786
Beto O'Rourke to launch 49-day campaign tour of Texas 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 616
New record for energy demand in Texas amid summer heatwave - KVUE 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 865
Alamo Drafthouse accused of union-busting as workers push for more pay - KVUE 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 619
Abbott's extremism is too dangerous for Texas. - Beto For Texas 3 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 772
Excessive heat has made it into Houston with an air temperature of 104 and a heat index of 114 11 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 1305
This is Greg Abbott's Texas. 14 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 15 2131
ERCOT has issued an alert for possible rolling blackouts Monday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m 4 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 954
Greg Abbott is pulling a Cancun Cruz while Texas has rolling blackouts 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 908
Has anyone checked on the whereabouts of #CancunCruz? 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 8 1026
Pregnant woman says her fetus should count as a passenger in HOV lanes. She got a ticket 10 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 12 1278
Read the threatening letter the Texas GOP sent to a law firm that planned to reimburse travel costs. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1877

Texas Continued...

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Electricity is out for mine and 5500 other homes in Fort Bend county. . But by all means, 41 Comfortably_Numb Jul 2022 Jul 2022 94 5958
Chefs criticize Dallas restaurant conference where Gov. Greg Abbott is set to speak 8 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 41 2225
We have 4 months to organize, get out the vote, and win. Sign up to knock doors. - Beto O'Rourke 0 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 683
Texas judge blocks two CPS investigations of transgender health care for kids 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 629
Two articles related to Roe vs Wade from the Houston Chronicle 1 cannabis_flower Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 937
Far right group The Proud Boys are co-opting Buc-ee's famous beaver logo, report says 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 10 1712
"Closing the Gap" - We're going to defeat Greg Abbott and move our state forward - Beto O'Rourke 6 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1055
Justice Department investigating border program in Texas over alleged civil rights violations - CBS News 0 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 612
Gov. Abbott issues order permitting officials to return migrants in Texas illegally to border - KVUE 0 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 739
ATTN TEXAS JEWS: Online Threat Targets Texas Synagogue 1 Behind the Aegis Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 941
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders state to grab migrants, release them at bridges 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 923
Community college campuses in Austin and Dallas evacuated because of bomb threats 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 870
Ken Paxton seeks to dismiss state bar's lawsuit against him over his attempt to overturn the 2020 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 8 958
Justice Department is investigating Texas' Operation Lone Star for alleged civil rights violations 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 891
New GOP Rep. Mayra Flores refused four times to say whether Biden is the legitimately-elected president 6 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 1630
Gov. Greg Abbott's lead over Beto O'Rourke narrows to 6 points, poll finds 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 768
The Leach In Collin County 0 Shell_Seas Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 660
Children with autism are at a heightened risk of drowning. This woman is working to change this 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 624
No more attacks on women. No more $10,000 bounties - Beto For Texas 2 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 22 1056
Beto ORourke and his son just joined Willie Nelson on stage for his annual 4th of July picnic 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 10 1221
In Texas, state-funded crisis pregnancy centers gave medical misinformation 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 856
Texas Democratic Party Chairman @HinojosaTX Releases Statement on Mass Shooting in Illinois 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 8 1106
"Abbott's gotta go" - Beto For Texas 8 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 14 1351
It has been one week since Roe was overturned. We can overcome Abbott's trigger law - Beto For Texas 0 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 8 1070
Harris County looking into GOP-connected group asking residents to confirm voter addresses 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 8 1000
State Bar of Texas is suing to disbar Ken Paxton and Paxton's defense to this lawsuit makes no sense 4 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 929
Texas can enforce 1925 abortion ban, state Supreme Court says 6 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 844
Pete Arredondo steps down from Uvalde City Council 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 703
Texas State Bar sues AG Paxton for 'dishonest' challenge of 2020 election results 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 Jul 2022 7 869
Texas State Bar complaint moves forward against AG Ken Paxton over attempt to overturn 2020 election 6 LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 Jul 2022 12 1310

Texas Continued...

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Four Cops Showed Up at a Texas Woman's Home Over Her Angry Tweet About Abortion Rights 9 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 2368
Voter fraud claims are heating up a battle for political control in an oil-rich Texas county 0 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 721
Texas educator group proposes referring to slavery as "involuntary relocation" in second grade 7 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jul 2022 9 1645
Uvalde families demand answers from City Council during heated hearing 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 780
Voter fraud claims are heating up a battle for political control in an oil-rich Texas county 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 1108
Grand Prairie man requested public records -- and got $406,386 bill from school district 6 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1375
Simone Biles to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 685
Three Austin-based advocacy groups sue TxDOT over I-35 expansion through Central Texas 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1650
Without authority, Attorney General Ken Paxton declares an 'agency holiday' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 846
Butt family, H-E-B donate $10 million to replace Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after mass shootin 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jul 2022 8 791
Greg Abbott brags about signing the most extreme abortion ban in America. 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jul 2022 0 713
Gov. Greg Abbott unloads nearly $20 million in ad buys in race against Beto O'Rourke 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 739
Living Blue In Texas Endorses Kim Olson For TX Democratic Party Chair 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 742
As they target South Texas, Republicans say one Democratic county isn't maintaining campaign finance 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 907
Texas will increase checkpoints for trucks crossing from Mexico after migrant smuggling deaths 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 639
Be aware of people who may be pretending to be election workers to get sensitive info. 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 919
Parents Unload on Texas School District That Banned Hoodies, Dresses, and Denim 6 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2022 Jun 2022 11 1370
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 LeftInTX Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 379
Latinx High Schoolers Train To Be Border Patrol Agents 0 LeftInTX Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 993
This Week In Texas: Restoring Reproductive Rights - Beto For Texas 0 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 661
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