Governor Acts Against Possible Russian Cyber Attacks

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In light of enhanced potential for Russian cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and private businesses in the United States, Gov. Greg Abbott has sent a letter to the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) directing both agencies to use every available resource to safeguard the state’s critical infrastructure and to assist local governments and school districts in Texas with their needs. 

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Another Poll Shows Abbott Far Ahead Of GOP Challengers, O'Rourke

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Gov. Greg Abbott (R) tops his primary challengers and leads Democrat Beto O'Rourke in the Lone Star State's  2022 gubernatorial race, according to a new poll released Thursday. 

A poll from The Hill/Emerson College Polling found that 61 percent of likely voters in Texas support Abbott's reelection campaign in the Republican primary. 

His closest challenger, Republican Allen West, has registered 12 percent support in the primary, according to the survey. 

Abbott, who has been governor for seven years, is also leading in the poll's general election matchup against Democratic frontrunner O'Rourke.

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Perry Criticizes Psaki Over Cybersecurity Threat

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Former Trump Energy Secretary and former Texas Governor Rick Perry slammed White House press secretary Jen Psaki on "Fox & Friends" Wednesday for denying a cybersecurity threat from Russia as President Vladimir Putin prepares to invade Ukraine. 

Perry also argued the Biden administration is hurting their climate change agenda by creating an energy production void being filled by Russia.  

"Anyone who is sitting at the White House, being the spokesperson for the president of the United States, and basically saying that there is no threat for cybersecurity needs to step away from the microphone and quit doing any more harm to America," said Perry.

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AG Candidates Bush And Guzman Trade Barbs Over Border Wall

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With the contentious 2022 Republican primary for Texas attorney general just days away, opponents George P. Bush and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman are attacking each other’s commitment to border security. 

Bush, who has served as commissioner of the Texas General Land Office since 2015, aired a campaign ad this week claiming that Guzman, a Republican, "opposes George P. Bush’s plan to finish Trump’s wall, calling it a ploy." 

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West Won't Be Charged In Airport Mask Altercation

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West will not be prosecuted over a face mask-related altercation at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, an official said. 

A Grapevine Municipal Court administrator said Monday that West would not be charged in connection to a confrontation with a man who called him out for being unmasked last year, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Any altercation over not wearing a mask can only help West with Republican voters, who have been hostile to mask mandates and public mask-wearing in general, and especially hostile to those who attempt to shame those who don't choose to wear masks.

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Railroad Commission Candidate's Semi-Nude Social media Video Raises Eyebrows

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Oil and gas attorney Sarah Stogner, 37, decided her race against incumbent Wayne Christian wasn’t getting enough coverage, so she drummed up her own — minus the coverage part. 

For a short TikTok video, Stogner climbed atop a pump jack wearing nothing but pasties and panties, urging people to vote early and noting on Twitter: “They said I needed money … I have other assets.” The reaction has ranged from shock and shaming to a Twitter user asking “How many times can I vote?”

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NRA Endorses Gov. Abbott For Re-Election

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National Rifle Association President Charles Cotton endorsed Governor Greg Abbott for another term Wednesday at the Palladium in Waco. He was joined by Texas State Rifle Association President Daryl Valdes who also gave Abbott an endorsement. 

Cotton gave Abbott praise for multiple legislative measures passed over the last few years. 

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GOP Congressional Candidate Luttrell Gets $600k PAC Donation For Ad Buy

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Retired Navy SEAL, former Trump administration official, and Republican Texas congressional candidate Morgan Luttrell landed support from a key super PAC backing GOP candidates – with a six-figure ad buy in the state highlighting his life of service and how he will "fight to protect" Texas values, Fox News has learned.

The Congressional Leadership Fund on Friday is releasing a new television ad support Luttrell in Texas’ 8th Congressional District. 

The super PAC is spending $600,000 on the ad spot, which is expected to run across cable and broadcast television in Texas.

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Paxton Sues Feds To End Airplane/Airport Mask Mandate

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Texas continues its push to eliminate mask mandates everywhere and anywhere within state lines. This time, Attorney General Ken Paxton is going after the Biden Administration for “illegal” mask mandates in airports —it’s time to “strike down” these requirements, he says.

According to the Daily Wire, “Paxton filed the lawsuit alongside the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) on behalf of Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne. The case was filed against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Director Rochelle Walensky, Chief of Staff Sherri Berger, and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.”

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Trump Endorses Three Incumbent Congressmen

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Former President Trump issued a series of endorsements on Wednesday backing three Texas Republicans seeking reelection to the House.

Trump issued endorsements for Reps. Lance Gooden, Troy Nehls and Randy Weber. All three Texas Republicans voted against certifying the 2020 electoral results showing President Biden's win.

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New UT Poll Shows Abbott Leads O'Rourke By 10 Points; Wide Lead In GOP Primary

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has a comfortable lead over former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D) on the strength of a big advantage among independent voters, a new poll shows.

The survey, conducted by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin, finds Abbott leading the former congressman and Democratic presidential candidate by a 47 percent to 37 percent margin. Abbott leads O'Rourke among independents 42 percent to 21 percent.

Abbott faces two challengers from the right in next month's primary election, but he appears comfortably ahead in his bid for a third term in office. 

Six in 10 Republican primary voters say they will vote to renominate Abbott; former Rep. Allen West takes 15 percent, and former state Sen. Don Huffines claims 14 percent.

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GOP Texas Senate Candidate Promises to Be A "Mini" MTG

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Texas GOP candidate Bianca Gracia said she might be a "mini Marjorie Taylor Greene" if elected to office.

While greene he's painted as a divisive figure in the media, she remains very popular with the Conservative Republican base.

Gracia, who's running for district 11 in the Texas State Senate, said she would remain true to her word if she's elected.

"We have some very blind, hypocritical people in office who tell you they're going to do all these things for you and they do nothing. They go into office and they shake hands behind closed doors and they pretend to fight against each other," Gracia said, in a recent podcast. "The only one right now that's really fighting back is Marjorie Taylor Greene," she said.

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Railroad Commissioner Candidate Summers Dies In Crash

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A Lubbock man who was a candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner was killed in a vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer as he was heading to a campaign event Tuesday afternoon in Midland County.

Midland police say 69-year-old Marvin Leon “Sarge” Summers of Lubbock died of injuries suffered when his Cadillac Escalade struck the back of a tractor-trailer cargo tank in the 7200 block of State Highway 349 around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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Shelly Luther Says Trans People Make Her Uncomfortable

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A Republican running for a Texas state House of Representatives seat over the weekend complained that while she was a school teacher she had not been allowed to let her students "laugh at" transgender classmates.

Speaking at a campaign forum Saturday in northeast Texas, Shelley Luther, who taught Spanish in state public schools for more than a decade, said transgender people made her uncomfortable, and disciplining students who made fun of their trans peers supported her “vote for school choice.”

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O'Rourke Seems To Back Away From Gun Confiscation Message

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Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke appeared to back off his 2019 statement that "hell yes" he intends to take guns away from citizens if elected to office.

"I’m not interested in taking anything from anyone," O’Rourke told reporters in Tyler, Texas on Tuesday, according to KLTV. "What I want to make sure that we do is defend the Second Amendment."

While running for president in 2020, O’Rourke famously pledged to take guns away from American citizens if elected president.

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Ag Commish Miller: I've Never Seen Abbott

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In a recent interview with Texas Scorecard incumbent Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller sat down to discuss a wide range of issues, including his relationship with Gov. Greg Abbott. He made the audacious claim that he had never met the governor during his term in office.

“I’ve tried numerous times to get a meeting with the governor,” said Miller. “In the seven years that we’ve both been in our offices, I’ve never got a meeting with the governor, never got a phone call returned, never got an email or letter returned.”

“Well, it’s kind of like working with sasquatch,” said Miller. “Everybody knows he’s real and some people have seen him, but I’ve never seen him. I can’t get a meeting with him.”

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AOC To Rally In Texas Against Democrat Rep. Cuellar

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., announced a rally in Texas to support two candidates in next month's Democratic primary.

"Texans, are you ready?" Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter. "We’re coming in for a major DOUBLE-RALLY next Saturday, Feb 12th… This one’s going to be special."

The rally will support Jessica Cisneros, who is looking to unseat incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, in Texas' 28th Congressional District. 

Cuellar previously bested Cisneros by four points in the 2020 primary, but now faces controversy after his home was raided by FBI agents last month.

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Paxton Threatens To Investigate GoFundMe After Trucker Convoy Funds Frozen

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Texas’ Attorney General threatened an investigation Saturday of GoFundMe, the crowdsourcing website, after it froze funding donated by Texans for the Canadian truckers convoy. The Nationwide protest has gridlocked the nation's capital, Ottawa, demanding an end to vaccine mandates.

“Patriotic Texans donated to Canadian truckers’ worthy cause using GoFundMe,” Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote on Twitter. “This BLM-backing company went woke, froze the funds, & failed to deliver Texans’ money. Today, I assembled a team to investigate their potential fraud & deception. Texas donors will get Justice!”

After further threats from other states, GoFundMe relented, refunding all donations.

Like Paxton, other critics pointed out that other groups are still allowed on GoFundMe’s site, such as the Black Lives Matter movement, which was linked to a string of violent riots in cities around the country in 2020.

“If only the truckers looted and burned down businesses in Ottawa, rather than lawfully protest a draconian mandate,” said Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas. “Then [GoFundMe] would have no problem with people sending them donations.”

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Civil Rights Groups Sue State For Documents Related To Voting Roll Purges

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Five voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit in a U.S. district court asking for Texas’ Secretary of State to release documents about a state program they claim “threatens to remove naturalized citizens from the voter rolls.”

In August, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office said Secretary John Scott had started a search to identify non-citizens on voter rolls and soon “found thousands of registrants for potential removal under this program,” the groups said in a joint press release Tuesday.

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Former Dem. Lt. Gov. Candidate Dowd Lands MSNBC Job

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Former Democratic Texas Lt. Gov. candidate left-wing media pundit Matthew Dowd  joined MSNBC as a political contributor and analyst, MSNBC host Nicole Wallace announced on Wednesday.

Dowd's new role with the far-Left media outlet reportedly includes field reporting, where he will travel across the country to examine alleged "threats facing U.S. democracy" in the months leading up to the 2022 midterms elections.

The news comes after Dowd ended his campaign for lieutenant governor of Texas back in December. He ended his bid after a short two months after he announced, so that "a non-White male Christian" candidate could prevail.

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New Poll: Abbott Leading Republicans, O'Rourke By Wide Margins

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Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott appears comfortably ahead of Republicans who are challenging him in the March primary election and the well-funded Democrat he is likely to face in November’s general election, a new poll has found.

The survey, conducted by the University of Texas-Tyler for The Dallas Morning News, found Abbott leading a bevy of conservative challengers with 59 percent of the vote. 

None of the others — including ex-Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), former state Sen. Don Huffines (R) and conservative television personality Chad Prather (R) — tops 7 percent of the vote.

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