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Fast Forward ADL Slams Texas Gov For Saying Mass Shooting Not As Bad As Hitler
The Anti-Defamation League called Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s comments about the Sutherland Springs shootings “offensive” and “insensitive,” Chron reported Wednesday. The governor came under fire after downplaying the shooting, which killed 26 people, in the context of Adolph Hitler and other historical mass murders. “Look at what happened with Hitler during the horrific events during…
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Fast Forward Texas Governor: At Least Sutherland Springs Shooting Wasn’t As Bad As Hitler
Texas governor Greg Abbott downplayed the Sutherland Springs shooting by comparing it with the actions of Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini in an appearance on Fox News Sunday. He said that part of the grieving process was to put the killing of 26 people in a church on Sunday morning “in context.” “Because [the shooting]…
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News Texas Law Requires Hurricane Victims To Not Boycott Israel In Order To Get Aid
Cleanup after Hurricane Harvey is moving at a slow pace in Texas’ Gulf Coast region and in the Houston area. As of early this month, over 60,000 people were still living in hotels, and on Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into companies that “may be over-promising but under-delivering” in removing hurricane…
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Fast Forward Texas Becomes 17th State To Pass Law Outlawing BDS
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law on Tuesday that prohibited state agencies from contracting with companies that boycott Israel. “You can always count on Texas,” Abbott said at the signing ceremony at the Austin Jewish Community Center. “Any anti-Israel policy is an anti-Texas policy.” The law, known as HB 89, charges the Texas Comptroller’s…
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