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    Human Rights Group Condemns Republican Gov. for Further Militarizing Texas-Mexico Border

    Human Rights Group Condemns Republican Gov. for Further Militarizing Texas-Mexico Border

    "Rather than assisting in humanitarian and logistical support," Greg Abbott is using El Paso's emergency declaration "to feed into the racist, xenophobic, and white supremacist rhetoric of 'an invasion' by militarizing our city further."

    Kenny Stancil
    Dec 21, 2022

    A human rights group on Wednesday denounced Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for pulling "another political, inhumane stunt" by deploying National Guard troops to El Paso and "further militarizing the southern border, terrorizing border residents and vulnerable migrants."

    The Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) was referring to Abbott's decision to use "state resources to promote a racist, anti-refugee, xenophobic agenda" after Democratic El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser declared a state of emergency last Saturday in an effort to prevent unhoused asylum-seekers from freezing to death.

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    'Chilling': Republican State AG's Office Sought List of Trans Texans

    "This is an alarming attack on the privacy, safety, and dignity of transgender Texans," said the ACLU.

    Jessica Corbett
    Dec 14, 2022

    "Despicable." "Disgusting." "Egregious." "Terrifying."

    "What a gross abuse of power for no apparent purpose than to harass law-abiding Texans that he's prejudiced against."

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    'No F*cking Excuse': Outrage in Houston Over Officials' Late Notice of Boil Water Alert

    "Would have been nice to know BEFORE my little girl showered, drank water from the tap, and brushed her teeth this evening," said one mother after authorities took at least six hours to notify more than 2 million residents of the advisory.

    Brett Wilkins
    Nov 28, 2022

    Houstonians voiced outrage Monday after authorities took six hours to issue a boil water advisory to more than 2.2 million residents of Texas' largest city--and the nation's fourth-biggest--in the wake of a power outage at a purification plant.

    "I learned about the boil water notice in Houston from a monkey."

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