Gov. Greg Abbott called for the expulsion of a Texas college student who mocked Charlie Kirk. The governor calling free speech “not acceptable” is the pinnacle of hypocrisy. This is a governor who ...

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Activists from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Texas Civil Rights Project, Latino Justice and other groups staged the rally before Abbott’s State of the State address.

Texas officials like Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott overstep roles in campus disputes. University leaders face political pressure over speech policy amid cultural tensions. Efforts to censor gender ...

Greg Abbott is making a tour stop in the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday to discuss a key proposal of his reelection campaign.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s new property tax proposals are a masterstroke of political strategy — not necessarily because he can push them through the 2027 Texas Legislature. He may not. But politically, ...

Turning Point USA was founded by Charlie Kirk, the late right-wing activist who was often praised by conservatives as a champion of free speech.

Gavin Newsom went toe-to-toe with Greg Abbott and won. The California governor bluntly warned the Texas governor and President Donald Trump in early August to back off redistricting congressional ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order declaring the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a terrorist ...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has released a letter they sent to the U.S. Treasury secretary in defense of their status as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

Last week, as Texas State students gathered to mourn the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, another student began taunting them. “Hi, my name is Charlie Kirk,” he announced ...