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  • Kintsugi
  • July 9, 2021July 9, 2021

Texas policy group shares—then deletes—ridiculous list of critical race theory ‘buzzwords’

Annie Reneau 06.30.21 This morning, the Texas Public Policy Foundation shared—then deleted—a graphic with a list of terms they claim are indicative of critical race theory (CRT) being taug

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 21, 2020

The Texas governor who refused to concede after losing a bitter election

Gillian Brockell November 16, 2020, at 7:00 a.m. EST The incumbent refused to concede. He had lost reelection, by a lot, but he claimed it was only because of election fraud. He appealed his case t

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NY Times

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NPR

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