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Texas GOP Rejects Ban on Association with Nazis

It’s the latest instance of the state party’s right-wing officialdom embracing extremism, and vengeance, above all else.

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Texas Survey Finds Overwhelming Support for Birth Control Access, Opposition to Family Planning Cuts

by Olivia Messer

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