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Texans afflicted by 15-inch rains dismayed that climate denial persists in Congress

BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — Weeks after the skies opened and dumped 15 inches of rain on his home, Joel Garcia was tearing out drywall on a hot afternoon, a debris pile growing at the curb.

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Ted Cruz votes against bipartisan bill to prevent another Jan. 6

The Texan objected to certifying Arizona’s electoral votes as rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The bill, which Cruz voted against in committee on Tuesday, would make a similar move in the future meaningless.

The Texas Tribune

Ted Cruz tells Chrissy Teigen she didn’t have an ‘abortion’

Model, cookbook author and pregnant mother of two Chrissy Teigen said two weeks ago that she had come to realize a terminated pregnancy she called a miscarriage in 2020 was, in fact, an abortion.

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Anger as Ted Cruz says Chrissy Teigen is wrong for recasting her miscarriage as an abortion: ‘Prof Ted Cancun’

Entertainer and husband John Legend lost son Jack 20 weeks into pregnancy

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz draws unintended laugh by saying Biden gave the most ‘unhealthy’ presidential speech he’s ever seen

The Texas senator attempted to walk back his comments by clarifying that he’d never seen a president attack voters before

The Independent UK

GOP face ‘pressure’ to impeach Biden following midterms, claims Republican congresswoman

Republicans remain slightly favoured to win House in November

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz denounces new gun restrictions as he argues with hecklers in Austin

Speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival, Cruz said armed security is a better way to keep schools safe.

The Texas Tribune

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So who are the real "elites"?

Republican millionaires with Ivy League degrees have somehow convinced people they're fighting against the "elites"

Salon

'Scary' video of 'lost' Joe Biden appearing to ask audience for directions at UN speech

Joe Biden, 79, was leaving the stage following his speech at the UN's Global Fund Conference when he stopped in his tracks and looked confused before speaking to some audience members

Daily Mirror

White House says Ted Cruz voted against highway project he touted as ‘victory’

Texas Republican hails ‘Ports to Plains’ highway he co-sponsored – but which was in spending bill he refused to back

The Guardian - US

White House twitter account trolls Ted Cruz for boasting about new highway: ‘Senator Cruz voted against this’

Mr Cruz’s fellow US Senator from Texas, John Cornyn, did vote for the “Ports to Plains” project

The Independent UK

Michael Hiltzik: The ugly historical roots of the GOP's sadistic migrant transports

Just about the only thing that one can say about the migrant transports sponsored by Republican governors in the South is that the picture is sure to get uglier as more facts emerge.

Los Angeles Times

Calls to punish Iran’s leader Raisi fall on deaf ears ahead of speech to UN

Ebrahim Raisi has been accused of involvement in the killing of dissidents

The Independent UK

To Build a Theocracy

At the fourth annual Texas Youth Summit, Christian nationalists push young conservatives to spread their message.

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Young conservatives, politicians and media stars convene near Houston to “win the culture war”

The gathering at Grace Woodlands church was for the Texas Youth Summit, an annual event that promotes conservative activism among students and young adults.

The Independent UK

AOC shames Ted Cruz over treatment of ‘nuestra familia Latina’ after he backed migrant stunt and calls him ‘una vergüenza’

GOP senator from Texas has even called for 500,000 migrants to be sent to Washington DC

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz forced to admit trafficking migrants to Martha’s Vineyard is illegal in Sean Hannity interview

Ron DeSantis widely criticised for flying two planeloads of Venezuelans to upscale Massachusetts island

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz says half a million migrants should be sent to DC

Texas Senator says Barack Obama should host migrants at his $12m Martha’s Vineyard home

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The Independent UK

Heckler on flight challenges Ted Cruz to name one Uvalde victim

Texas senator voted against gun safety bill but proposed one of his own

Tribune News Service

Conservatives’ ire over stopgap spending presages budget wars to come

WASHINGTON — Rising GOP pushback against a short-term stopgap funding bill into December that would pave the way for a lame-duck omnibus package is at minimum a political headache for party leaders, and at worst points to market-rattling brinkmanship around fiscal deadlines next year.

Roll Call

Conservatives' ire over stopgap spending presages budget wars to come - Roll Call

GOP pushback against a stopgap funding bill is a political headache for party leaders, and could point to fiscal brinkmanship next year.

The Guardian - US

Rightwingers threaten legal action on Biden’s student loan debt relief

Republicans say they will seek to oppose the student loan forgiveness in the courts and are making it a key talking point in the midterm elections

The Texas Tribune

“It needs to stop”: Mass shooting sparks a wave of political activism in Uvalde

The father of one shooting victim has launched a write-in campaign for county commissioner. Other parents have traveled to Austin and Washington, D.C., to pressure elected officials to support stricter gun laws.

Salon

Ted Cruz unfazed by Uvalde parents' plea

The senator declined and instead said “he supports increasing law enforcement presence on school campuses"

The Texas Tribune

Parents of Uvalde shooting victim urge Ted Cruz to support gun control, to no avail

The senator declined and instead said “he supports increasing law enforcement presence on school campuses.”

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