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The Latest Breaking News from Greg Abbott

Republican county officials in South Texas want Gov. Greg Abbott to deport migrants. Only the federal government can do that.

Immigration law enforcement falls under the jurisdiction of the federal government. In recent months, a fringe legal theory has found more mainstream supporters who are calling on state leaders in Arizona and Texas to deport migrants with state resources.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde shooting victims aren’t getting compensated from state fund as intended, officials say

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin are asking Gov. Greg Abbott to remove the Uvalde County district attorney from overseeing the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Immigration Policy Is to Blame for the Horrific Mass Death in San Antonio

Federal and Texas immigration policy should take the blame for the 50 immigrants who were found dead in a sweltering hot truck.

Texas Observer

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How the end of Roe and the Uvalde school shooting could reshape the race for Texas governor

A history-making spring in Texas is laying the groundwork for a contentious final four months in the race to lead the state, where Republican incumbent Greg Abbott remains the favorite but is confronting his toughest Democratic opponent yet in Beto O’Rourke.

The Texas Tribune

Parmy Olson: Mass surveillance in schools won’t solve mass shootings

Administrators at Oak Hill High School in Fayette County, West Virginia, are attuned to potential violence. If a student scrawls a threat on the bathroom wall about shooting someone, which happens in schools on occasion, staff will set up a mobile unit of metal detectors in the school’s yellow-brick entranceway.…

Tribune News Service

After Uvalde, Politicians Push Irrelevant Gun Control Proposals

The gun control policies under discussion are fundamentally ill-suited to prevent mass shootings.

Reason

Texas Republican Party platform used to be the butt of jokes. Now it influences laws

The Texas Republican platform was once considered the musings of the most fringe elements of the party, mocked or ignored by elected leaders and most others.

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Texas inmate asks to delay execution for kidney donation

A Texas inmate who is set to be put to death in less than two weeks has asked that his execution be delayed so he can donate a kidney

The Independent UK

Amazon, AT&T, Disney Paying For Abortion Travel Costs Had Also Contributed To Anti-Abortion Campaigns: Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), AT&T Inc (NYSE: T), and Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), pledging to pay for e

Benzinga

Texas schools must check all exterior doors before school year starts

Texas districts must inspect every exterior door of each campus before the start of the next school year.

Tribune News Service

A “cloned” 18-wheeler made it easy for smugglers to pass through the border, say state officials vowing to crack down

A federal agency estimates that about 75 trucks are reported nationally each year with copied or stolen state and federal ID numbers, which industry experts say is likely a significant undercount.

The Texas Tribune

'Prevention Through Deterrence' Is How You Get 53 Dead Migrants in the Back of a Truck

The men, women, and children found dead in a tractor-trailer this week were just the latest casualties of an immigration approach that encourages dangerous journeys.

Reason

Arrested driver pictured smiling as he transported doomed migrant truck across the border

Homero Zamorano was reportedly arrested after he fled the trailer and was found hiding in a bush and initially pretended to be one of the survivors

The Independent UK

Editorial: On this July 4th, can US reconcile its immigrant roots with its anti-immigrant politics?

Within hours of the news that more than 50 migrants had died in the back of a tractor-trailer near San Antonio on Monday, the men, women and children having been baked alive in the blistering Texas heat, anti-immigrant Republicans quickly descended into blaming President Joe Biden. Not because he had…

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The Independent UK

San Antonio sheriff rips into Gov Abbott for turning migrant trailer tragedy into ‘one big campaign stunt’

‘I have watched as Governor Abbott painted this humanitarian crisis as some sort of enemy invasion’

Tribune News Service

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders truck inspections at border after migrant deaths

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state police to resume inspecting trucks entering Texas from Mexico after 53 migrants died in a tractor-trailer abandoned near San Antonio.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. charges driver and 3 others in deaths of 53 migrants found in tractor-trailer

It was the single deadliest migrant smuggling case in U.S. history, according to a Homeland Security official. Citizens of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were among the victims.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott unloads nearly $20 million in ad buys in race against Beto O’Rourke

The Republican governor is stressing one of his biggest advantages — money — as he faces a competitive challenge for reelection.

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The Texas Tribune

Texas will increase checkpoints for trucks crossing from Mexico after migrant smuggling deaths

DPS said the checkpoints won’t occur at the ports of entry, which is different than in April when Abbott mandated all commercial vehicles entering from Mexico be checked by state police. The order snarled trade with Mexico at the time.

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris criticises Texas governor for going ‘straight to politics’ after 53 migrants die in San Antonio

The Vice-President said in an NPR interview that the ‘broken’ immigration system ‘was decimated’ by the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris criticised Texas governor for going ‘straight to politics’ after 53 migrants die in smuggling event

The Vice-President said in an NPR interview that the ‘broken’ immigration system ‘was decimated’ by the Trump administration

Salon

Border crackdowns cause migrant deaths

50 migrants were found dead in a semitruck in San Antonio. Hundreds more have died in recent years

Los Angeles Times

Jean Guerrero: Unending deaths of migrants, driven by desperation and US border policies

It's one of the deadliest mass-casualty events connected to border militarization in years. The number of migrants found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio Monday rose to more than 50 on Tuesday. Another 16 people, including four children, were transported to hospitals with heat-related illnesses.

The Texas Tribune

Greg Abbott blames Joe Biden for migrant deaths, but the governor’s own border security efforts have fallen short

To immigration experts, the astounding loss of life illustrates just how difficult it is to stem migration into the country, even as Abbott has spent the last year pouring billions of state dollars into securing the border.

The Guardian - US

Texas migrant deaths ‘a horrific human tragedy’, says San Antonio mayor

Discovery of 50 people dead in a trailer prompts outpouring of compassion but governor bucks trend by blaming deaths on Biden

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