Police say Texas’s new permitless carry law is leading to more spontaneous shootings: “Now that everyone can carry a weapon, we have people who drink and start shooting each other … instead of reaching for a fist, they reach for a weapon,” a sheriff said. https://t.co/SSYSziIfsd
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 27, 2022
Tag: Texas
At Least 19 Children, 2 Adults Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting
“This has become part of who we are as a country,” said Julián Castro. “The free availability of guns has not made us safer in the United States or here in the state of Texas.”
Source: At Least 19 Children, 2 Adults Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting
Texas’ Bounty Hunter Abortion Ban Is a Dire Warning of the Future of Reproductive Rights
“Unfortunately, SB 8 is only the beginning: What is happening in Texas is not an anomaly, but a harbinger of what may come for reproductive rights in the United States.”
The Texas SCOTUS ruling reveals that John Roberts has lost control.
The real takeaway from the court’s rulings on the Texas abortion cases is that the chief justice has lost his influence.
Source: The Texas SCOTUS ruling reveals that John Roberts has lost control.
‘What Republicans Want to Do Everywhere’: Outcry Over New Voting Maps in Texas
“The new redistricting plans are an unlawful attempt to thwart the changing Texas electorate and should be struck down.”
Source: ‘What Republicans Want to Do Everywhere’: Outcry Over New Voting Maps in Texas
Trump, Texas, and the MAGA Drive for Power
Fugitive Slave Act Redux: On the Run in Texas … and America
The Lone Star State paves the way for America’s political crackup
Source: Opinion | Fugitive Slave Act Redux: On the Run in Texas … and America | Tony Norman
1848+: The End(s) of History 