Greg Abbott's Very Bad Month [View all]

Texans are fed up as Abbott's misplaced priorities lead to mounting frustration against GOP governance.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/greg-abbotts-very-bad-month



Texas Republicans are having a very bad month, especially Greg Abbott. For the rest of us, we see what’s happening, and we’re outraged. But the constant flow of bad news is pecking away at the right, and enough people are angry to make them regret it.

The biggest news this month is the situation at the border. Last week, the Houston Chronicle reported that Troopers with DPS were ordered to push children back into the Rio Grande and deny exhausted refugees water in 110° heat. Then the New York Times followed it up with another report (gift article) about how the razor wire deployed along the Rio Grande was maiming people and how badly the situation has deteriorated.

Because of Abbott’s action on the border, the State says they’re investigating, Mexico has filed a diplomatic complaint, and the DOJ is suing. The DOJ lawsuit prompted Abbott’s response, “See you in court.” This year

As the week has progressed, more and more reports of bloodied and drowned migrants have emerged. There have been at least 26 drownings in that area of the Rio Grande, and the State Troopers may or may not have been involved in some or all of those drownings. Again, the State has opened an investigation.