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Texas Tech student arrested after viral incident involving Charlie Kirk mourners

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Campus police arrested a student at Texas Tech University in connection to an altercation with students who were mourning the death of Charlie Kirk, officials confirmed. See the Story

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Cruz says he is ‘erasing evil’ by painting over anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti on Texas highway

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sunday he was “erasing evil” by painting over anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti on a highway in his state.See the Story

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'No Longer a Student': Texas State Expels Student After Mocking Charlie Kirk's Death

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AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas State University confirmed the individual who appeared to be mocking Charlie Kirk's death in a video during a memorial on Monday is "no longer a student at TXST." This action comes after the university acknowledged in a Tuesday statement that it will identify the individual in the "disturbing video that was taken at an event," Texas State President Dr. Kelly Damphousse said. In a video posted on X on Monday, the alleged st…Politics · San Marcos See the Story

Texas Tech student arrested after viral incident involving Charlie Kirk mourners

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Campus police arrested a student at Texas Tech University in connection to an altercation with students who were mourning the death of Charlie Kirk, officials confirmed. Charlie Kirk · Texas See the Story

Cruz Says AI Rule Moratorium ‘Not Dead at All’

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Tuesday that a provision seeking to bar states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) is “not at all dead,” despite being stripped from President Trump’s tax and spending bill earlier this year. “It’s not at all dead,” he told Politico’s Rachel Bade, adding, “In the course of that bill, I was…Ted Cruz · Texas See the Story

'Awful road': GOP’s 'nuclear' option 'the latest hammer' to an already 'broken' process

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Politico reports the GOP’s decision to go nuclear for the Trump confirmation process this week is “the latest hammer lawmakers have taken to the once collegial nominations,” and it signals more problems down the road.“Senators mostly agree the process for confirming a president’s nominees is broken. They also know it could easily get worse,” writes Politico’s Jordain Carney, speaking on Republicans’ “nuclear” rules change allowing most of Presid…Republican Party · Texas Read Article

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Not Running for Reelection, Office Confirms

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Cruz says he is ‘erasing evil’ by painting over anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti on Texas highway

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sunday he was “erasing evil” by painting over anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti on a highway in his state.Ted Cruz · Texas See the Story

Marshall County Schools Investigating Comments Made by Teacher About Charlie Kirk

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MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Marshall County School System says it is looking into comments made about conservative activist Charlie Kirk by a teacher during class. MCSS said on Tuesday that they were looking into the comments made by a teacher. They said the teacher has been removed from the classroom pending further investigation. Bond denied for driver in deadly Hartselle wreck, DA confirms The school system did not name the teach…Charlie Kirk · San Antonio See the Story

Daniel Blanch, Director of Policy at St. Louis University: "Spain Will Not Get Rid of the Polarization that Affects the West"

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Reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative American activist linked to President Donald Trump and the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, point to the high level of polarization that exists in American society and politics. Trump himself accuses the "retoric of the radical left" of crime, while the Democrats once again advocate arms control in order to try to reduce violence in the country. Professor Daniel Blanch, dire…Politics · West Read Article

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Blasts ICE as ‘Slave Patrols’

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) likened Donald Trump’s militarized police forces roaming Democrat-run cities to the “slave patrols” of the antebellum South when white men targeted and arrested escaped slaves. Crockett made the comment to MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on Sunday. Velshi began, “I’m trying to figure out, how can people who like Donald Trump, don’t like Donald Trump, understand that he seems to be building a police force that is not subject to th…Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Dallas See the Story

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul won’t seek reelection after 11 terms

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Texas state police are aiding in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

'No Longer a Student': Texas State Expels Student After Mocking Charlie Kirk's Death

Texas Tech student arrested after viral incident involving Charlie Kirk mourners

Cruz Says AI Rule Moratorium ‘Not Dead at All’

'Awful road': GOP’s 'nuclear' option 'the latest hammer' to an already 'broken' process

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Not Running for Reelection, Office Confirms

Cruz says he is ‘erasing evil’ by painting over anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti on Texas highway

Marshall County Schools Investigating Comments Made by Teacher About Charlie Kirk

Daniel Blanch, Director of Policy at St. Louis University: "Spain Will Not Get Rid of the Polarization that Affects the West"

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Blasts ICE as ‘Slave Patrols’

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul won’t seek reelection after 11 terms

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'No Longer a Student': Texas State Expels Student After Mocking Charlie Kirk's Death

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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Not Running for Reelection, Office Confirms

Cruz says he is ‘erasing evil’ by painting over anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti on Texas highway

Marshall County Schools Investigating Comments Made by Teacher About Charlie Kirk

Daniel Blanch, Director of Policy at St. Louis University: "Spain Will Not Get Rid of the Polarization that Affects the West"

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Blasts ICE as ‘Slave Patrols’

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul won’t seek reelection after 11 terms