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25 Oct, 10 tweets, 3 min read
Gov. @GregAbbott_TX promises to take restrictive measures to the next level in 2022.
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Speaking to members of the Kingwood Tea Party, @GovAbbott extolled the passage of House Bill 25, which prohibits transgender K-12 youths from playing on sports teams aligning with their gender identity.
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"We will continue advancing laws like [House Bill 25] every single session we have," Abbott said.
The governor also crowed over successful redistricting efforts by GOP leaders and the passage of a bill that could funnel federal COVID-19 relief funds to Texas homeowners—prized goals for conservative policymakers entering the special sessions.
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"Property tax relief, appropriating funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, and redrawing legislative districts were at the forefront of the agenda for the third special session, Abbott said in a statement.
"Texans tasked the legislature with delivering on these priorities, and I am proud to say not only did we deliver on these priorities, but the Legislature when above and beyond to solve other critical issues to ensure an even brighter future for the Lone Star State."
Despite these victories, the GOP failed to pass legislation to increase the penalty for illegal-voting or Abbott's proposal to restrict entities from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Abbott defended these setbacks to his Kingwood audience, saying the election bill he signed into law was "far tougher and far better than the one [Democrats] abandoned in late May."
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The governor also criticized the anti-critical race theory bill introduced in the regular session for not going far enough.

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26 Oct
It was inevitable that once @elonmusk moved to Austin he had to take up microbrewing.
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While celebrating a new Gigfacility in Grünheide, Germany at the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg County Fair, the Tesla founder announced a new venture outside of his fascinations with cars, space, meme cryptocurrency and moving to Texas: Giga Bier.
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The upcoming brew was blurted out as an afterthought to everything else Tesla is up to these days, but Musk did offer a preview of the beer, clad in a futuristic bottle that no koozie will ever be able to hold.
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26 Oct
Two Houston-based universities have been listed on @campuspride's annual rundown of "absolute worst, most unsafe campuses for LGBTQ youth" in the country.
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Only one Bayou City university made it to the non-profit's list of LGBTQ-friendly campuses.
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Campus Pride, which advocates for LGBTQ inclusivity and safety at U.S. colleges and universities, creates a yearly list of campuses that have received or applied for exemptions to Title IX.
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26 Oct
This sign at a bar in East Downtown didn't last long. trib.al/fbN0gSI
Truck Yard is reeling from backlash over a marquee sign posted Monday that drew criticism from Houston cyclists and advocacy groups.
chron.com/news/houston-t…
The sign was quickly replaced with a message cheering on the Astros in their World Series run, but not before advocates were able to grab a screenshot of a Facebook post from the bar showing off the doomed marquee.
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26 Oct
Good news @astros fans: @MattressMack is bringing the Rally Nuns back for Game 1 of the #WorldSeries 🙏

McIngvale had to purchase a hefty amount of WS tickets. Read more here: bit.ly/2ZvCeVs
The Astros are 2-0 in the playoffs when Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale brings nuns from the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province to the game.

That's the type of streak with which you don't tinker.
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McIngvale put the nuns up in the Coca-Cola suite above center field for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Red Sox and the Astros rallied late for the win. Image
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25 Oct
The effect of an ambiguous Texas law banning the teaching of critical race theory is now being seen in real-time.
chron.com/news/houston-t…
Earlier this month, state educators made headlines for their struggles to comply with the law.
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One school administrator requested teachers present opposing views of the Holocaust due to its ideological basis in white supremacy. chron.com/news/houston-t…
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25 Oct
It was absolutely no fun watching J.J. Watt celebrate his tackle for a loss and then again for his hit on Texans quarterback Davis Mills.
chron.com/sports/texans/…
It stung just as bad to see DeAndre Hopkins catch a touchdown pass against his former team.

It was that kind of day for the Texans, who lost to the Cardinals 31-5 Sunday.
chron.com/sports/texans/…
Watching Watt and Hopkins walk off the field side-by-side, all smiles didn't help either.

But memes help.
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