Austin Mayor Responds to Greg Abbott's 'No Kings' Protest Order

Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced this week the deployment of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to Austin ahead of the “No Kings” protest that is planned for October 18^th. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has responded to the governor’s order, assuring that the city is ready to cooperate while protecting “the right of people to peacefully assemble.” READ MORE.

State Rep. James Talarico: "Ken Paxton and John Cornyn claim to stand for freedom, family, and faith. But you can't stand for freedom and control women's bodies. You can't stand for family and vote against paid family leave. You can't stand for faith and sell out the poor to give tax cuts to the rich."

State Senator Roland Gutierrez: "Greg Abbott didn't send in the Texas Rangers to save the 21 in Uvalde, but he has no issue calling them up to crack down on peaceful protests."

Rep. Pat Fallon: "It's a 60 vote threshold in the Senate to keep the government open. There are 53 Republicans. This is how stupid the Democrats think you are."

Rep. Chip Roy: "The average family of four is paying $25,000 a year between their employer and themselves to get an insurance product where they tell them that they can't go to a certain doctor, can't get coverage, and can't get care. That's not coverage. We need #HealthCareFreedom."

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Austin Mayor Responds to Greg Abbott's 'No Kings' Protest Order — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina — Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced this week the deployment of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to Austin ahead of the “No Kings” protest that is planned for October 18^th. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has responded to the governor’s order, assuring that the city is ready to cooperate while protecting “the right of people to peacefully assemble.”

Cornyn Applauds $19M for National Domestic Violence Hotline — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) praised the announcement that the National Domestic Violence Hotline, based in Austin, Texas, will receive nearly $19 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Ken Paxton Expands Investigation into UNT Over Failure to Address Extremism — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an expanded investigation into the University of North Texas (UNT) after the school allegedly failed to take disciplinary action against students who celebrated the political assassination of Charlie Kirk and issued threats of violence to fellow students.

Austin Mayor Responds to Greg Abbott's 'No Kings' Protest Order — By Texas Politics' Daniel Molina

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LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina