Arcade Fire’s Win Butler explained how his deep loathing of Texas Governor Greg Abbott fueled the band’s new song “The Lightning II” in a new interview with Zane Lowe, which will air in full on Apple Music 1 later Tuesday, May 3, at 1 p.m. ET. Butler said that while …
Read More »Greg Abbott Scratches Promise That People He Governs Will Have Basic Survival Utilities
Greg Abbott has a lot on his plate. The governor of Texas is once again facing an energy crisis as a winter cold snap approaches, leading many to fear a replay of the 2021 freeze that killed at least 246 people (and possibly as many as 700) and left 4.5 …
Read More »Confederate Flags, Conspiracies, and the Ghost of JFK Jr.: What I Saw at Trump's Bananas Texas Rally
Conroe, Texas —The Donald Trump train made its second stop here this Saturday with a coterie of politicians, conspiracy theorists, and grifters in tow. It came on the heels of a Lara Trump rally in north Texas this past Thursday and just two weeks after a similar rally in Phoenix, …
Read More »Texans Sue Gov. Abbott for Ending $300 Weekly Federal Unemployment Payments Early
More than 30,000 people are suing Texas Governor Greg Abbott over his early cessation of $300-per-week supplemental federal unemployment payments for state residents during the pandemic. The group of plaintiffs organized through Facebook groups created to help unemployed Texans navigate the state’s bureaucracy to claim benefits. They argue in the …
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