THIS Texas city voted to outlaw abortion

Lubbock voters have approved a measure aimed at outlawing abortion in the West Texas city, a move likely to prompt legal action from opponents who call it an unconstitutional ban on the procedure. Residents voted Saturday to declare Lubbock a “sanctuary city for the unborn,” bypassing the City Council’s rejection of the proposal last year […]

Texas Democratic official resigns after calling Senator Tim Scott an ‘oreo’

Gary O’Connor, the local Democrat party chair of Lamar County in Texas, resigned after calling US Senator Tim Scott an ‘oreo.’ According to Merriam-Webster, the racial slur refers to a “Black person who adopts the characteristic mentality and behavior of white middle-class society.” O’Connor apologized in a statement to the Washington Examiner, writing, “I am […]