Abbott paused data center approvals in August of an election year and said Texas needed more information first. State regulators approved the schedule this week: the report lands December 10. Election Day is November 3.
Someone has to pay to power the AI build-out. In Texas, Florida, Ohio, Georgia and New Mexico, these five Republicans have spent the last few years making sure it's you.
Herrera calls himself a millionaire and told the Express-News he's made about $2 million in revenue. His financial disclosure lists $80,000 in earned income and no assets at all. He promised to fix it in July. He still hasn't.
Abbott courted data centers and let their tax break balloon for eleven years. In August of an election year he announced a pause — and lifelong Republicans in small towns say they can see exactly what it is. His approval with rural voters has fallen 15 points, and he's now one point ahead of a Democrat.
The debt hit $40 trillion on Wednesday. Trump's second term added $3.8 trillion of it in 19 months. Republicans still call themselves the party of fiscal responsibility.
In 2007, Texas built the largest state cancer research program in American history. It passed overwhelmingly, and 61% of voters approved it. Paxton was one of just 26 no votes — and in the same session he helped kill the state's mandate for the vaccine that prevents cervical cancer.
The enhanced ACA tax credits expired and enrollment fell 12% nationwide — 32% in Ohio and Oklahoma. Here is the collapse state by state, and the fourteen Republicans who voted for it.
Abbott wants a law banning Texas public schools from sponsoring H-1B visas — applied to teachers already here, not just new hires. Districts use those visas to fill critical teacher shortages, in roles such as bilingual education.
A European law says the world's biggest companies have to look for forced labor and child labor in their supply chains. Eight Republicans we track put their names on a bill to open a trade fight over it. The law doesn't touch small businesses at all.
