A new study finds that conservatives are especially likely to share information from sources that a "politically balanced" sample of Republicans and Democrats deemed untrustworthy.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott takes a tactic from the progressive prosecutors he says he opposes.
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Legal scholars Frank Bowman and Steve Vladeck weigh in on Texas's dangerous argument.
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Undocumented immigrants aren’t the same as an invading army, but the Texas governor keeps acting like they are.
The argument is badly wrong, and would set a dangerous precedent if ever accepted by courts.
S.B. 4 will let officers arrest people well beyond the border. It also “provides civil immunity and indemnification” for state officials who get sued for enforcing it.
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Americans want choice in education. Politicians need to catch up.
From March 2021 to July 2023, 74 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in vehicle chases occurring in counties affected by Operation Lone Star.
If Facebook et al. are pushing a "radical leftist narrative," why don’t they have a constitutional right to do that?
The state's floating barrier on the Rio Grande will cost about $1 million.
A Texas jury unanimously rejected Perry’s assertion that Garrett Foster pointed a rifle at him.
H.B. 4736 would punish foreigners who are, in many cases, deliberately building lives far away from their repressive countries.
All officers and employees of the unit would “have immunity from criminal and civil liability” for performing the activities authorized by H.B. 20.
Gov. Greg Abbott has already announced that he’d sign the bill if passed.
The flaws in the states' position are revealed by their own governors' statements about the evils of socialism and the crisis at the border.
Reddit users are protesting Texas' H.B. 20, which forces social media platforms to host speech they find objectionable.
The governor, like Republican politicians in other red states where support for legalization is surprisingly strong, does not seem to think it is risky to defy public opinion.
The Texas gubernatorial candidate's interpretation reflects his assumption that opponents of "assault weapon" bans don't care about murdered schoolchildren.
Texas taxpayers might be stuck footing the hefty bill for Abbott's busing scheme.
The new inspection initiative duplicated screenings that were already being carried out, irking trade officials and truckers—even those who have supported Abbott up until this point.
Given his track record, it isn’t surprising that Abbott would opt for a blusterous anti-migrant spectacle that comes at the expense of Texas taxpayers.
The appeals court is skeptical of the claim that the Texas governor's order illegally discriminates against people with disabilities.
Gov. Greg Abbott attacks First Amendment rights in the name of defending them.
A federal judge concluded that the Texas governor's ban on mask mandates illegally discriminated against students with disabilities.
Government restrictions on private editorial discretion violate the First Amendment.
Pro-freedom politicians want to restrict private enterprise, while civil liberties proponents want to violate your bodily autonomy.
Gov. Greg Abbott's position on private vaccination requirements is confused and confusing.
Each major party portrays the other as a deadly threat to democracy.
The Texas governor wants to keep incoming migrants out at all costs. But those costs are insurmountable.
In 2018, the Republican said family separations were "tragic and heart-rending."
Politicians and policymakers know less than they think they do, in part because they have less power over our lives than they assume.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he stands for freedom. That doesn't apply to business owners.
Critics said Gov. Greg Abbott's decision was "extraordinarily dangerous" and reflected "Neanderthal thinking."
Greg Abbott's fear is hard to take seriously, but it jibes with hoary stereotypes about immigrants.
The governor's new policy represents a pretty modest shift from the existing rules.
A comparison of Texas and California suggests that legal edicts matter less than The New York Times thinks.
Rodney Reed is set to die by lethal injection in less than two weeks.
The video Abbott shared was not of a homeless person—it was a mentally ill person having a serious episode. Whoops.
The Texas governor suggests nine amendments "to restore the rule of law."
