The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Governor Abbott launched his campaign for a record 4th term as Texas governor. Is he truly committed to passing the very big issues and reforms he touted or, is it all a play to look super conservative for a 2028 presidential run? One thing is different from the past: Abbott has finally learned to be engaged with the legislature and push hard for some agenda items. That’s something he didn’t do for the first half of his time in the Guv’s Mansion.
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Jasmine Crockett Spouts Conspiracy Theory About GOP Rigging Midterm Elections Using Dominion Machines – but wait, that’s not the weirdest political story today. This among the strangest I’ve ever seen in a major Texas newspaper and the headline should read: Austin illegal aliens don’t like Trump, but did… It actually reads: A year later: Why optimism for Trump among Austin Latino day laborers has collapsed.

Is it time for U.S. intervention in Mexico?

• Mexican President Denounces War on Drugs, Killing Narcos
• Israel: Mexico Stopped Iranian Assassination Plot Against Its Ambassador – but politicians are against such?
• Cruz, Cornyn push new retaliatory legislation that blocks U.S. water from going to Mexico

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