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Gov. Abbott responds to student walkouts in Texas: ‘About time students like this were arrested’
Read full article: Gov. Abbott responds to student walkouts in Texas: ‘About time students like this were arrested’Gov. Greg Abbott took to X to respond to the ongoing student-led walkouts tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity on Tuesday.
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How a local Texas politician helped a serial entrepreneur use COVID-19 to boost his business
Read full article: How a local Texas politician helped a serial entrepreneur use COVID-19 to boost his businessThe leaders worked, sometimes vigorously, to persuade their local governments to buy COVID-19 tests from a company Hayungs was hoping to partner with. Villalobos, the Hays County chief of staff, said in a statement that Republicans were blocking access to COVID-19 tests. “Approved to Re-Vamp / Re-Brand Hays County Indigent Healthcare Program.”The county commissioners had not approved him to do anything. He did so without input from key Hays County medical leaders or approval from his fellow commissioners, as county rules require. Hayungs’ company falsely claimed in a letter that it was the FEMA-designated COVID-19 response team for Hays County.