Dia de los Muertos altar at the Governor’s mansion tonight to honor the children lost in Uvalde.

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In his release, O'Rourke says, 'Abbott’s radical attack on women is opposed by 82% of voters across the state.' Mobilizing them is the challenge #txlege

The headline says it all. Unnecessary friction for business in Texas driven by culture wars: 'Even business groups who tend to side with the GOP can’t tell for sure what’s in store #txlege #quorumreport bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

There has been a sharp decrease in mail-in ballots in several Dallas area counties through 8 days of early voting.

One reason: Mail voting is now 'a boogeyman for a lot of Republicans,' says Brandon Rottinghaus

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In one instance, a DPS captain who just arrived on scene ordered a @cbp team about to breach the classrooms to stand by. But they entered & killed the gunman. 77 minutes after the shooting began, it ended because of the feds. texastribune.org/2022/11/01/uva…

.@txdps sent 91 officers to the scene, second only to @cbp, whose team ultimately ended the shooting. But DPS never attempted to take charge of the chaotic response, and its leaders later deflected scrutiny and blamed the school chief and his 6 officers. texastribune.org/2022/09/06/tex…

This builds on our previous reporting that the chaotic police response, where officers waited 1 hour+ to confront the gunman, suffered from a leadership vacuum where no one took charge. Officers lacked & misunderstood basic info about what was going on. texastribune.org/2022/07/17/law…

5 minutes later, a constable in the hallway suggested the gunman had shot himself, since he had not fired in a while. Then the gunman fired 4 more times. The school police chief can be heard saying “We have victims in there. I don’t want to have any more”
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At 12:12 p.m. a dispatcher said a child had reported being in “full of victims at this moment,” 2 minutes later an officer outside said to another “there’s victims in there, dude.” “We need to get in there,” he responded. No one did. texastribune.org/2022/11/01/uva…

Shortly after the Robb Elementary shooting began, a dispatcher wrongly stated that the school police chief was “inside the room” with the shooter. This misled some officers into believing the chief had made contact with the shooter, which was never true. texastribune.org/2022/11/01/uva…

In a previously unreleased 911 call, 10-year-old survivor Khloie Torres asked a dispatcher repeatedly to send police, noting at one point she could hear officers outside. The dispatcher told her help was coming & to remain quiet and play dead. texastribune.org/2022/11/01/uva…

The 911 calls from Robb Elementary and hundreds of police radio transmissions also show that some officers falsely believed no students were trapped inside with the gunman and were surprised to find multiple victims. texastribune.org/2022/11/01/uva…

New: We obtained the 911 calls & police radio traffic during the #Uvalde school shooting, which police for 5 months refused to disclose. What they reveal is some officers knew students were likely in danger yet did not immediately act. texastribune.org/2022/11/01/uva…

It's hard to find a midterm election when there wasn't a big upset somewhere that polls and pundits didn't predict. Usually there are several, sometimes many. Polls and polling averages are less reliable in this era, pundits always unreliable. Crystal balls have visible cracks.

Advocates demand Texas Gov. Greg Abbott release overdue maternal mortality report, saying the data is critical to reducing deaths in childbirth, especially for Black women who are disproportionately affected, Allie Morris 🌟 writes. #txlege #maternalmortality dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

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