Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he is exploring options on how to address problems at Colony Ridge, a massive housing development north of Houston that’s become a hub for illegal immigrants thanks to financing methods that circumvent any need for proof-of-citizenship documents.
Paxton, fresh off the sidelines after a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-senate-votes-to-acquit-attorney-general-ken-paxton-of-all-charges">failed attempt by the legislature</a> to impeach him, said he received a briefing on the development this week after it was the subject of an investigation by The Daily Wire. &#8220;I got a briefing on this yesterday,&#8221; Paxton <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-michael-berry-show-27764850/episode/texas-ag-ken-paxton-tells-the-123771526/">told</a> radio host Michael Berry, calling it &#8220;completely insane that they can set up these villages with illegal immigrants.&#8221;
Paxton said, however, that legally there is no &#8220;clear path&#8221; to stopping the development&#8217;s growth, which has led to a spike in crime that many believe is tied to Mexican cartel activity.
“The legislature could address this and should address this. Because right now, we don&#8217;t have a real clear path to being able to stop it, even though it&#8217;s completely insane that they can set up these villages with illegal immigrants,” Paxton said.
“We can maybe affect the financing or the financial aspect of it to some degree but I don’t think right now the legislature has given me the authority to do anything about it,” Paxton added. “So we&#8217;re looking at whether we have some authority to do something with deceptive trade practices”
Paxton joins a growing chorus of Republican leaders who are calling for action on the growing development right outside of Houston. Colony Ridge covers nearly 60 square miles, or about the size of Washington, D.C., and it has come under heavy criticism since The Daily Wire’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-colony-ridge-the-fastest-growing-development-in-the-u-s-is-a-magnet-for-illegal-immigrants">report</a>.
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, a Republican and the second highest ranking official in Texas, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pressure-builds-in-texas-for-investigation-into-illegal-immigrant-enclave-colony-ridge">said</a> this week that he will call on Governor Greg Abbott to convene a special legislative session to address Colony Ridge.
“Once I get a little more legal foundation on this to see what we can do I am going to ask Governor Abbott to address some of these issues in a special session,” Patrick said. “We can’t have entire cities of people who are here illegally with basically no law enforcement, in some cases I’m told no running water, it’s a very dangerous place to be. This is not what America was built on. This massive complex of people here illegally creating their own city north of Houston, it&#8217;s just unacceptable.”
Florida Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis also commented on Colony Ridge, blaming “weak, spineless leaders” who he says are “permitting and facilitating sprawling developments to house thousands of illegal immigrants who have broken our nation&#8217;s laws”
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How have we gotten to a point in this country where we are permitting and facilitating sprawling developments to house thousands of illegal immigrants who have broken our nation&#39;s laws?
Weak, spineless leaders. Our national sovereignty is at stake. We must stop excusing inaction… <a href="https://t.co/Dzs4KwRWjX">https://t.co/Dzs4KwRWjX</a>
&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis/status/1704947714306322753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Multiple U.S. congressmen from Texas have voiced their concern about Colony Ridge. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) told The Daily Wire he also received a report on Colony Ridge that he found “highly concerning.”
“I’m not in a position to fully articulate exactly what’s happening other than it is problematic and a continuation of these wide open border policies,&#8221; Roy said.
Representative Brian Babin (R-TX) called Colony Ridge a “pressing problem that needs immediate attention” in an interview with The Daily Wire.
“I’m concerned about Colony Ridge,&#8221; Babin said. &#8220;The bottom line here is that for the sovereignty of the United States for the safety of every American, we’ve got to close the loopholes that allow for the exploitation of America’s generous laws.”
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Have you heard about America’s ‘largest illegal immigrant settlement’ that&#39;s said to be a hub of cartel activity?
I visited Colony Ridge for <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDailyWire</a> to learn about a development that&#39;s home to 40k-75k people and is in the midst of a rapid expansion.
Here&#39;s what I found: <a href="https://t.co/SqVkWKT7zM">pic.twitter.com/SqVkWKT7zM</a>
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But despite a growing number of Republican elected officials and figures calling for action on the growing development, it is unclear how Governor Abbott intends to address Colony Ridge. He is already expected to <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/19/greg-abbott-school-choice-special-session-october/">convene a special legislative session</a> next month to address education policy in Texas, and <a href="https://lrl.texas.gov/sessions/specialsessions/FAQ.cfm">could add</a> the illegal immigrant community as an issue.
“The concerns raised about Colony Ridge are unacceptable,” Abbott spokesman Andrew Mahaleris told The Daily Wire before pointing to actions the Governor had already taken, and an article featuring claims by Colony Ridge developer William “Trey” Harris and his attorney disputing recent reports about the development. Abbott’s office went on to point The Daily Wire to what appears to be a <a href="https://x.com/BethanyBlankley/status/1696857237136760832?s=20">marketing video</a> from Colony Ridge, posted by the author of the Center Square article Bethany Blankley, showcasing the most presentable portions of the development before ending with the company’s corporate logo.
Abbott’s office has not publicly addressed the $1.4 million in contributions that the governor’s campaign received from Harris or the additional $100,000 that his campaign received from his wife Celeste Harris, whose occupation is listed as “Colony Ridge.”

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Democratic Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Friday that he will switch his party affiliation to Republican. 
Johnson, who served nine years as a Democrat in the Texas Legislature before being elected mayor in 2019, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> that “American cities need Republicans — and Republicans need American cities.” 
“I have no intention of changing my approach to my job. But today I am changing my party affiliation,” Johnson added. “Next spring, I will be voting in the Republican primary. When my career in elected office ends in 2027 on the inauguration of my successor as mayor, I will leave office as a Republican.” 
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott celebrated Johnson’s decision to leave the Democratic Party and join the GOP. While Johnson’s position is technically nonpartisan, his party switch makes Dallas the second major Texas city to be led by a mayor affiliated with the Republican Party along with Fort Worth, The Texas Tribune <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/22/dallas-mayor-eric-johnson-republican/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
“Texas is getting more Red every day. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches to Republican Party,” Abbott said. “He’s pro law enforcement &amp; won’t tolerate leftist agendas. Two of the 10 largest cities in America now have Republican Mayors &amp; they are both in Texas.”
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Texas is getting more Red every day. 
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches to Republican Party. 
He’s pro law enforcement &amp; won’t tolerate leftist agendas. 
Two of the 10 largest cities in America now have Republican Mayors &amp; they are both in Texas. <a href="https://t.co/Qn9SM7UZ1G">https://t.co/Qn9SM7UZ1G</a>
&mdash; Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1705251728432521468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Johnson pointed to “law and order” and “fiscal conservatism” as major factors that convinced him the platform of the Republican Party was better suited to lead Dallas and other U.S. cities forward. The city has seen a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dallas-police-will-force-residents-to-report-some-offenses-online-instead-of-calling-911" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent rise</a> in violent crime after two years of violent crime rates going down while the Dallas Police Department has faced staffing shortages following the anti-police sentiment that gained traction following the death of George Floyd in 2020. 
“I don’t believe I can stay on the sidelines any longer,” Johnson wrote. “I have always tried to be honest and say what I think is right for my city. The future of America’s great urban centers depends on the willingness of the nation’s mayors to champion law and order and practice fiscal conservatism. Our cities desperately need the genuine commitment to these principles (as opposed to the inconsistent, poll-driven commitment of many Democrats) that has long been a defining characteristic of the GOP.”
The Dallas mayor said Democratic policies have led to the “disarray” of many cities across the country as places like New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia face spikes in violent crime. 
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“Mayors and other local elected officials have failed to make public safety a priority or to exercise fiscal restraint. Most of these local leaders are proud Democrats who view cities as laboratories for liberalism rather than as havens for opportunity and free enterprise,” Johnson wrote. 
“Too often, local tax dollars are spent on policies that exacerbate homelessness, coddle criminals and make it harder for ordinary people to make a living,” the mayor added. “And too many local Democrats insist on virtue signaling — proposing half-baked government programs that aim to solve every single societal ill — and on finding new ways to thumb their noses at Republicans at the state or federal level. Enough. This makes for good headlines, but not for safer, stronger, more vibrant cities.”

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Texas Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/greg-abbott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Abbott</a> shared a video on social media this week showing President Joe Biden&#8217;s Border Patrol cutting razor wire that the state of Texas had placed alongside on the Rio Grande to stop illegal aliens from flooding into the country.
&#8220;Texas installed razor wire in Eagle Pass to stop illegal crossings,&#8221; the governor wrote on Twitter. &#8220;Today the Biden Admin CUT that wire, opening the floodgates to illegal immigrants.&#8221;
&#8220;I immediately deployed more Texas National Guard to repel illegal crossings &amp; install more razor wire,&#8221; he added.
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Texas installed razor wire in Eagle Pass to stop illegal crossings.
Today the Biden Admin CUT that wire, opening the floodgates to illegal immigrants.
I immediately deployed more Texas National Guard to repel illegal crossings &amp; install more razor wire. <a href="https://t.co/eMtLS8Z6WI">pic.twitter.com/eMtLS8Z6WI</a>
&mdash; Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1704614936218149361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Texas Border Czar Mike Banks posted a video on Thursday showing Texas National Guard soldiers were on the ground in Eagle Pass replacing the razor wire that the Biden Administration cut.
&#8220;Texas will continue to install more razor wire and fortify the border against illegal crossings,&#8221; Abbott said. &#8220;We will not back down.&#8221;
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Texas National Guard soldiers are on the ground in Eagle Pass replacing razor wire the Biden Admin cut yesterday. 
Texas will NEVER give up on our efforts to secure the border.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OperationLoneStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OperationLoneStar</a> <a href="https://t.co/yBywlBa8iv">pic.twitter.com/yBywlBa8iv</a>
&mdash; Mike Banks (@TexasBorderCzar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TexasBorderCzar/status/1704915671828537437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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NewsNation <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/texas-mayor-resources-migrants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that 4,000 illegal aliens stormed the area on Wednesday and that at one point the line stretched five miles long and went into Mexico.
The Democratic mayor of Eagle Pass, Mayor Rolando Salinas, issued a local disaster declaration to provide additional resources to help deal with the crisis.
“There has been a situation the last couple of days where we have gotten an influx of immigrants crossing through Eagle Pass. And it has taken a toll on our local resources,” said Salinas. “I’ve been getting a lot of calls from our constituents, and they get worried — they see a lot of a lot of people in our community.”
Salinas told CNN on Thursday that the crisis was &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; and that he has not heard from anyone in the Biden administration.
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“I haven’t heard from anyone in the administration,&#8221; he said. &#8220;No one has bothered to call me.”
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Mayor Rolando Salinas from Eagle Pass, TX on <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> says the current crisis at the border is “unacceptable.”
“I haven’t heard from anyone in the administration. No one has bothered to call me.”
&mdash; Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) <a href="https://twitter.com/meridithmcgraw/status/1705002871148753231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Biden administration has yet to release official immigration totals for the month of August, but <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daily-border-numbers-near-all-time-high" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> suggest numbers are climbing back to the peak in May. From Friday to Monday, an average of 9,000 immigrants a day reportedly crossed the southern border. On Monday alone, over 9,700 immigrants were reportedly caught or processed crossing the southern border illegally and through ports of entry.
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NEW: Per CBP sources, in the last 24 hours, Border Patrol apprehended over 8,000 illegal immigrants, &amp; when combined w/ CBP ports of entry, there were a staggering 9,700+ migrant encounters across the border in one day. Highest day on record was 10,000+ in May before T42 ended.
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1704123809610002919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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NEW: Past four days (Fri-Mon) total migrant encounters at the SW border (BP+OFO) exceeded 35k at an average of nearly 9,000 per day per CBP sources. Exact count: 35,573 encounters / 8,893 daily average&#8230; This does NOT include Known Gotaways <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a>
&mdash; Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/GriffJenkins/status/1704120360235405366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Neither total includes got-aways, leaving the real number of immigrants who entered the country almost certainly higher. The record for daily crossings was set back in May before the repeal of Title 42 — roughly above 10,000 a day.
Tim Pearce contributed to this report.

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The second highest ranking official in Texas says he will call on the governor to announce a special legislative session to address Colony Ridge, a massive housing development north of Houston that has become a hub for illegal immigrants.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, a Republican, said on Tuesday that he plans to ask Governor Greg Abbott to convene a special legislative session to address concerns about Colony Ridge, which many fear has become a strategic center for Mexican cartels to operate in the United States.
“Once I get a little more legal foundation on this to see what we can do I am going to ask Governor Abbott to address some of these issues in a special session,” Patrick said after he was <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-michael-berry-show-27764850/episode/texas-lt-gov-describes-being-the-123599444/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> about The Daily Wire&#8217;s report on Colony Ridge by Texas radio host Michael Berry. &#8220;We can’t have entire cities of people who are here illegally with basically no law enforcement, in some cases I’m told no running water, it&#8217;s a very dangerous place to be. This is not what America was built on. This massive complex of people here illegally creating their own city north of Houston, its just unacceptable.”
Patrick&#8217;s comments came after a The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-colony-ridge-the-fastest-growing-development-in-the-u-s-is-a-magnet-for-illegal-immigrants">report</a> on Colony Ridge, a land development that sprawls across roughly 60 square miles and attracts illegal aliens with a financing offer that does not require buyers to show proof of citizenship. Buyers are encouraged, exclusively in Spanish, to “own land in the United States.”
Berry, the Texas radio host, told Patrick his listeners were clamoring for answers from elected leaders on Colony Ridge. &#8220;I asked for listener input and the number one question I got — thirty emails out of the fifty I got in three minutes — Colony Ridge,&#8221; Berry said. &#8220;This is a big issue &#8230; people are very concerned, it&#8217;s been profiled nationally now.&#8221;
Patrick told Berry he was &#8220;very aware&#8221; of the problems at Colony Ridge after talking with law enforcement in the area.
The call for action on Colony Ridge was echoed by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who told The Daily Wire he has already received additional information on the Colony Ridge development and that &#8220;it&#8217;s highly concerning.&#8221;
“My staff is pushing on the Department of Homeland Security and Texas Department of Public Safety to get us additional information on this. It&#8217;s highly concerning,” Roy said. “I had a report given to me this morning. I&#8217;m not in a position to fully articulate exactly what&#8217;s happening other than it is problematic and a continuation of these wide open border policies … and now you&#8217;ve got this, which is cropping up and I believe more of those will be out there.”
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Have you heard about America’s ‘largest illegal immigrant settlement’ that&#39;s said to be a hub of cartel activity?
I visited Colony Ridge for <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDailyWire</a> to learn about a development that&#39;s home to 40k-75k people and is in the midst of a rapid expansion.
Here&#39;s what I found: <a href="https://t.co/SqVkWKT7zM">pic.twitter.com/SqVkWKT7zM</a>
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The call for action appears to fall on Texas Governor Greg Abbott, whose office told The Daily Wire the &#8220;potential wrongdoings&#8221; at Colony Ridge were unacceptable but also indicated that there wasn&#8217;t any additional action to be taken.
&#8220;The concerns raised about Colony Ridge are unacceptable,&#8221; said Abbott spokesman Andrew Mahaleris, before listing actions that Abbott has already taken, including deploying “Department of Public Safety troopers to Colony Ridge to ensure the safety of Texans and enforce law and order,” and directing “the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to investigate any potential environmental issues, whether it be air, water, or land.”
Mahaleris said Abbott “requested the Attorney General’s office to issue subpoenas to investigate any legal violations,” while simultaneously pointing The Daily Wire to a recent <a href="https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_30822ab0-46c3-11ee-b0ae-3799b5edf2c2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> by The Center Square featuring claims by developer William &#8220;Trey&#8221; Harris and his attorney, Brent Lane, that &#8220;no investigations or pending violations exist” related to the development.
Abbott&#8217;s office also pointed The Daily Wire to what appears to be a <a href="https://x.com/BethanyBlankley/status/1696857237136760832?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marketing video</a> from Colony Ridge, posted by the author of the Center Square article Bethany Blankley, showcasing the most presentable portions of the development before ending with the company&#8217;s corporate logo.
His office has yet to comment on the $1.4 million that Abbott&#8217;s campaign received from the developer.
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Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX), who represents a district adjacent to Colony Ridge, offered a much different assessment, calling the development a &#8220;pressing problem&#8221; for his constituents and the country as a whole.
“This is a pressing problem that needs immediate attention,” Babin told The Daily Wire. “I’m concerned about Colony Ridge. The bottom line here is that for the sovereignty of the United States for the safety of every American, we’ve got to close the loopholes that allow for the exploitation of America’s generous laws,” he added, also noting that he’s received calls from numerous constituents who are concerned about Colony Ridge.
“I’ll continue to use every avenue at the federal level to address it” Babin said.
Footage of Colony Ridge, including video shot by The Daily Wire and by Todd Bensman of the Center for Immigration Studies, tell a much different story than the promotional video put out by the development itself. Colony Ridge more closely resembles a third world shanty town with many of the homes in disrepair, flying the flags of foreign countries.
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Part 2. Welcome to the largest illegal immigrant no-go sanctuary city in America. Colony Ridge in Liberty County Texas from an airplane today. Vast expansion clearing underway not pictured, w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/Michael_Yon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Michael_Yon</a> <a href="https://t.co/whJ0ob55M2">pic.twitter.com/whJ0ob55M2</a>
&mdash; Todd Bensman (@BensmanTodd) <a href="https://twitter.com/BensmanTodd/status/1669084417464184832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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It is unclear whether Abbott&#8217;s office intends to take any action to investigate Colony Ridge. He is already expected to <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/19/greg-abbott-school-choice-special-session-october/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convene a special legislative session</a> next month to address education policy in Texas, and <a href="https://lrl.texas.gov/sessions/specialsessions/FAQ.cfm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">could add</a> the illegal immigrant community as an issue.
Patrick, the Lieutenant Governor, said the massive growth of Colony Ridge is a result of the Biden administration&#8217;s border policy. “Where does Biden think the millions of people he has let into the country and dumped onto our streets live?” Patrick told The Daily Wire. “We need the border to be closed. Congress must pass strong immigration laws and reimburse Texas for the expenses we have incurred doing the Federal Government’s job.&#8221;
Abbott’s office signaled that he is not planning on taking any further action on the sprawling development, which is nearly the size of Washington, D.C., rapidly growing, and is allegedly <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12537169/colony-ridge-Texas-illegal-migrant-town.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">being used</a> by members of four different Mexican cartels.
Abbott&#8217;s office did say, however, that &#8220;the state will provide all resources and support needed to uphold the rule of law in Colony Ridge.&#8221;
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-colony-ridge-the-fastest-growing-development-in-the-u-s-is-a-magnet-for-illegal-immigrants">Inside Colony Ridge: The ‘Fastest Growing Development’ In The U.S. Is A Magnet For Illegal Immigrants</a>

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Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/greg-abbott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Abbott</a> (R-TX) praised <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ken-paxton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ken Paxton</a> following Paxton’s acquittal after the Republican was impeached and hit with allegations of corruption and abuse of public office.
In a statement shortly after the Texas Senate voted on Saturday to acquit Paxton of the 16 impeachment articles he faced, Abbott said that he looked forward to working with Paxton and praised his previous work as the state&#8217;s top lawyer. The state House impeached Paxton back in May, accusing him of doing favors for an Austin real estate developer and campaign backer Nate Paul as Paul was being investigated by the FBI.
“The jury has spoken. Attorney General Paxton received a fair trial as required by the Texas Constitution. Attorney General Paxton has done an outstanding job representing Texas, especially pushing back against the Biden administration. I look forward to continuing to work with him to secure the border and protect Texas from federal overreach,” Abbott <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1703112055929373037" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement.
None of the impeachment articles, which required a two-thirds majority of the Senate, ever received even a simple majority vote in favor. Senator Kelly Hancock and Senator Robert Nichols were the only Republicans to vote for any of the impeachment articles.
&#8220;Today, the truth prevailed,&#8221; Paxton <a href="https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1703115134686695898" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> after the vote. &#8220;I&#8217;ve said many times: See the truth! And that is what was accomplished.&#8221;
&#8220;I also thank my legal team for exposing the absurdity of these false allegations,&#8221; Paxton said. &#8220;The weaponization of the impeachment process to settle political differences is not only wrong, it is immoral and corrupt.&#8221;
He said that the impeachment was coordinated by the Biden administration and “liberal House Speaker Dade Phelan.”
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The impeachment managers in the House alleged that Paxton accepted bribes from Paul, one in the form of an agreement to hire Paxton’s alleged mistress. Paul also allegedly renovated Paxton’s home. In exchange, Paxton allegedly aided Paul when he was under investigation by the FBI.
Prosecutors brought in various former members of Paxton’s office and staff to testify against the attorney general. Several former prosecutors who worked for the attorney general reported Paxton to the FBI in 2020 over the attorney general’s connections with Paul.
Rep. Andrew Murr, who managed the impeachment, said the House did its best to make the case against Paxton.
“We did our duty to bring the evidence into the sunlight through this impeachment process,” he <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/09/16/us/ken-paxton-impeachment-texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I know that we presented a factual, credible case. I would not do anything differently.”
As a result of the acquittal, Paxton was reinstated to his duties as attorney general after being suspended following impeachment.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says her city welcomes illegal aliens, yet she admits she is afraid they could be airlifted into her city by the planeload at any moment.
On Thursday, Bass — the mayor of a soon-to-be Sanctuary City —<a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/15/axios-events-karen-bass-los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> stated</a>, &#8220;We live in a city that welcomes immigrants, and so I think we have been able to handle it, but I am fearful that any day, planes could start coming.&#8221;
Bass was referring to busloads and planes of illegal aliens sent by Governors Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to liberal cities and districts in recent years. What Bass, and other liberals, neglect is that the Biden administration has shipped illegal immigrants around the country as well via taxpayer-funded flights, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aircraft-records-reveal-secret-migrant-flights-across-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exposed</a> by The Daily Wire.
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LA Mayor Karen Bass welcomed the idea of her city being known as a Sanctuary City. Now she&#39;s terrified. 
&quot;I am fearful that any day planes with migrants could start coming.&quot; 
Abbott, DeSantis &#8212; send every plane you got. <a href="https://t.co/xBC9cKKzl4">pic.twitter.com/xBC9cKKzl4</a>
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Bass&#8217; comments come weeks after she<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/la-mayor-illegal-aliens-arent-invited-to-our-soon-to-be-sanctuary-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> said</a>, “L.A. has not extended an invitation asking for people to come.&#8221; It should be noted that the Democratic mayor and other elected officials did indeed offer an inviting hand earlier this year when Abbott began sending illegal aliens to their city.
“Los Angeles is not a city motivated by hate or fear and we absolutely will not be swayed or moved by petty politicians playing with human lives,” Bass <a href="https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-issues-statement-regarding-arrival-migrants-los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> after the first busload came to L.A. “We are a city that seeks to treat all people with dignity and compassion and we will continue to work closely with non-profit organizations, including the L.A. Welcomes Collective, as well as with our County, State, and Federal partners.”
On Thursday, the mayor claimed that the transportation of the foreign nationals was politically motivated.
&#8220;What they&#8217;re trying to do is destabilize cities,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s the narrative that these are Democratic-run cities and that we don&#8217;t know how to govern and that everything is chaotic here.&#8221;
Of course, conservative officials are sending illegal immigrants to these cities because they either declared themselves to be &#8220;sanctuaries&#8221; and/or overwhelmingly voted for President Joe Biden — whose policies have proven that the Left doesn&#8217;t &#8220;know how to govern and that everything is chaotic&#8221; at the border — to steal a phrase from the mayor. Democrat cities had already had the reputation of being a disorganized and dangerous mess long before Abbott ever started sending the buses.
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The sad part is that if Bass truly wanted to stop this problem, she would convince the Biden administration to deport the illegal aliens, build a wall, and implement other security measures. Bass&#8217; party colleagues on the other side of the country have no interest in doing that.
Instead, the Left&#8217;s solution to this crisis is more federal funding and freebies offered. Now, it looks like their voters know that isn&#8217;t going to solve anything. On Friday, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) heard that message loud and clear as residents of the Big Apple shouted her and other New York City Democrats down.
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Wow! New Yorkers are MAD at their failed Democrat leaders. 
AOC gets shouted down by protestors angry over illegal immigrant crisis ravaging the city:
“Close the border!!”<a href="https://t.co/yvMWMGivml">pic.twitter.com/yvMWMGivml</a>
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As readers can hear, the voters&#8217; desire was loud and clear: Close the border, send them home. 
The mayor of Los Angeles needs to hear that message as well. But, the American people are all too wise to think that elected officials will actually listen and follow through on doing what&#8217;s necessary to secure the border.
And so, the protests will fall on deaf ears, the border will remain open, and it seems likely the buses and the planes will continue.
Bass and her ilk have nobody to blame but themselves — they voted for and continue to support the policies and politicians that created this situation in the first place.
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L.A. Mayor Says City ‘Welcomes Immigrants’ But She’s ‘Fearful’ Planes Of Illegal Aliens Will Start Coming ‘Any Day’

LA Mayor Says City 'Welcomes Immigrants' But She's 'Fearful' Planes Of Illegal Aliens Will Start Coming 'Any Day'

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After New York City mayor Eric Adams lashed out at Texas GOP governor Greg Abbott, calling him a “madman,” Abbott fired back, declaring that Adams “could not last a week in Texas.”
Last week Adams, complaining about the influx of illegal immigrants into New York City, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/nyc-mayor-adams-says-migrant-crisis-will-destroy-the-city-during-town-hall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told a townhall</a>, “Go item for item on what Eric Adams ran for as a candidate and look at what we accomplished in 20 months: We turned this city around in 20 months, and then what happened? Started with a madman down in Texas who decided he wanted to bus people up to New York City.”
“When I first heard that, I thought about Frank Sinatra singing ‘New York, New York’ when he sang ‘If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere,” Abbott — who has bused thousands of illegal immigrants to New York City — <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseBWatters/status/1701397197948952913" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fired back</a>. “Well, the mayor may have made it to be mayor of New York, but he could not last a week in Texas.”
“They have so few migrants in New York compared to what we deal with every single day; it’s just outrageous he would make a comment like that,” Abbott said. “However, I’ve got to add this: What’s maddening is the fact that in New York and Chicago and DC and LA and other places, they put out policies self-proclaiming that they’re ‘sanctuary cities,’ and they love to promote these liberal ideologies until they have to actually live up and apply them. It’s clear that  policies of ‘sanctuary cities’ and letting everybody live for free simply do not work. This is a day of reckoning for all of the United States realizing that the liberal policies of open borders will not work in this country.”
Commenting on quotes from Democrats from roughly a decade ago saying they were going to use the growing number of Hispanics in the state to turn the state blue, Abbott stated, “They did say that about ten years ago; it kind of began after I beat Wendy Davis for governor in 2014. They kept saying the expanding Hispanic demographics were going to change Texas and turn it blue. Today &#8230; there are more Hispanics in Texas then there are Anglos, and yet I beat Beto (O&#8217;Rourke) by double digits despite the fact that he raised about $150 million.”
“The Hispanics in Texas, they don’t agree with the leftist woke agenda and progressive ideas,” he said. “They firmly reject that. In fact, Hispanics in Texas do not like Biden’s open border policies. Texas will continue to get even more red because (of) the reckless liberal progressive policies.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> will be allowed to keep its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-threatens-to-sue-texas-over-barriers-on-rio-grande-blocking-illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floating border barrier</a> deterring illegal crossings across the Rio Grande thanks to a Thursday ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. 
The Appeals Court <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.215588/gov.uscourts.ca5.215588.29.1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">granted</a> a motion from Texas to place an administrative stay after Senior U.S. District Court Judge David Ezra ordered Texas officials to remove the floating barriers from the river that Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/greg-abbott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Abbott</a> (R-TX) had installed.
Abbott’s legal team <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/08/texas-floating-border-barrier-stay-appeals-court">said</a> on Thursday that &#8220;buoys have nearly eliminated illegal crossings of people and drugs where they&#8217;ve been placed.&#8221;
Ezra’s order followed the Department of Justice suing Texas over the barrier, citing environmental and humanitarian concerns. Ezra, a Reagan appointee, said Texas’ actions had violated the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) of 1899. 
&#8220;The Court finds that the barrier’s threat to human life, its impairment to free and safe navigation, and its contraindication to the balance of priorities Congress struck in the RHA outweigh Texas’s interest in implementing its buoy barrier in the Rio Grande River,&#8221; the judge <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/texas-wins-appeal-to-keep-floating-barrier-in-rio-grande-to-deter-illegal-crossings-5488144?ea_src=frontpage&amp;ea_med=top-news-15" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. &#8220;The harm to navigation is clearly evident from the evidence presented, while the State of Texas did not present any credible evidence that the buoy barrier as installed has significantly curtailed illegal immigration across the Rio Grande River.&#8221;
Abbott argued that Ezra’s ruling was wrong and vowed that Texas would challenge it. 
“This ruling is incorrect and will be overturned on appeal,” Abbott <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-border-barriers-buoys-removed-federal-judge-biden-administration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. “We will continue to utilize every strategy to secure the border, including deploying Texas National Guard soldiers and Department of Public Safety troopers and installing strategic barriers.”
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Illegal crossings <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pentagon-to-keep-400-troops-at-border-as-illegal-crossings-approached-180000-in-august" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remain sky-high</a> as most of the foreign nationals crossing into the U.S. are processed and given a court date before being released into the U.S. According to recent numbers, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/us/politics/migrant-families-border-biden.html#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20migrant%20families,previous%20month%20to%20about%20177%2C000.">about</a> 177,000 people were arrested in August 2023 for illegally entering the U.S. 
In that same month, 91,000 illegal immigrants <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/us/politics/migrant-families-border-biden.html#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20migrant%20families,previous%20month%20to%20about%20177%2C000.">crossed</a> in a family group, the highest ever. The number is 7,000 more than the previous record, which was set in May 2019. The number of children crossing per day jumped from 270 in July to 377 in August, according to the New York Times.

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The Texas Supreme Court <a href="https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/orders-opinions/2023/august/august-31-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> Thursday that a state law prohibiting doctors from performing sex-change treatments and surgeries on minors can go into effect on Friday after the attorney general&#8217;s office appealed a judge&#8217;s temporary injunction.
Last week, Texas District Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel temporarily blocked a Republican-led bill banning medical providers from administering puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones or performing surgical procedures on minors. The law also prohibits using state dollars to fund such procedures for children.
Hexsel <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4175268-texas-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-to-take-effect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the law &#8220;infringes upon the Texas Constitution&#8217;s guarantees of equality under the law by enacting a discriminatory and categorical prohibition on evidence-based medical treatments for transgender youth.&#8221;
But the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton immediately filed an appeal to the state&#8217;s Supreme Court that placed the judge&#8217;s order on hold, arguing that such medical interventions are &#8220;unproven&#8221; and &#8220;emphatically pushed by some activists in the medical and psychiatric professions despite the lack of evidence demonstrating medical benefit, and even while growing evidence indicates harmful effects on children&#8217;s mental and physical welfare.&#8221;
Paxton&#8217;s office said in a <a href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/office-attorney-general-files-appeal-texas-supreme-court-blocking-district-judges-ruling-and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a> that it will &#8220;continue to enforce the laws duly enacted by the Texas Legislature and uphold the values of the people of Texas by doing everything in its power to protect children from damaging &#8216;gender transition&#8217; interventions.
The state&#8217;s Supreme Court order did not expand further about its decision to allow the law to take effect or disclose whether it believes the ban is unconstitutional. It’s set to go into effect September 1.
Governor Greg Abbot (R-TX) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-becomes-largest-state-to-ban-transgender-procedures-on-kids" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> the bill into law in June, making Texas the largest state to protect children from life-altering transgender procedures. With Abbott&#8217;s signature, the Lone Star State joined more than 20 other states that have banned transgender surgeries for minors, with many prohibiting both surgical and chemical procedures.
The legislation took a while to get through both chambers of the Texas legislature as Democrats used parliamentary tactics to stall it. Democrat State Rep. Shawn Thierry voted for the bill, citing scientific evidence showing the long-term impacts of transgender procedures.
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Thierry said in a statement that she voted to ban minors from receiving &#8220;GnRH-analogs, (i.e. &#8220;puberty blockers&#8221;), cross-sex hormones, and to undergo irreversible surgeries when experiencing gender dysphoria&#8221; after speaking with constituents and &#8220;reviewing the scientific data in this country and around the globe.&#8221;
Attorneys from left-wing legal groups, like Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Texas, filed a lawsuit last month in state court seeking to block the law on behalf of five Texas families, three medical professionals, and two organizations.
The <a href="https://www.aclutx.org/sites/default/files/sb14_factsheet_twopager_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a> argued that the state law violates parents&#8217; rights to provide such medical treatment for their children, discriminates against children based on sex and &#8220;transgender status,&#8221; and violates healthcare providers&#8217; rights to practice medicine.
&#8220;Transgender people have always been here and will always be here,&#8221; Ash Hall of the ACLU of Texas said. &#8220;Our trans youth deserve a world where they can shine alongside their peers, and we will keep advocating for that world in and out of the courts.&#8221;
The law comes after a report alleged that a children&#8217;s hospital in Houston performed transgender procedures on children as young as 11.
According to whistleblower documents obtained by City Journal&#8217;s Christopher Rufo, Texas Children&#8217;s Hospital, the largest children&#8217;s hospital in the U.S., inserted an implantable puberty blocker in multiple children, including at least one 11-year-old.
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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A little over two months ago, the <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/la-city-council-discusses-sanctuary-city-status-for-immigrants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles City Council</a> voted to officially become a &#8220;Sanctuary City&#8221; in the &#8220;Sanctuary State&#8221; of California. Now, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass (D) is saying that illegal aliens aren&#8217;t invited to the City of Angeles — in stark contrast to her prior statements.
Bass&#8217; newfound opposition comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott has spent months busing illegal immigrants to L.A.
&#8220;L.A. has not extended an invitation asking for people to come,&#8221; Bass told Fox L.A. anchor Marla Tellez. &#8220;This is a political act.&#8221;
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Earlier this week, <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MayorOfLA</a> told me &quot;LA has not extended an invitation asking for people to come. This is a political act&quot;
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At first, Bass was receptive to the newcomers and her Democratic colleagues rallied to prove Abbott wrong; L.A. would welcome these migrants, contrary to the Texas governor&#8217;s gambit, they argued.
“Los Angeles is not a city motivated by hate or fear and we absolutely will not be swayed or moved by petty politicians playing with human lives,&#8221; Bass <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=We+are+a+city+that+seeks+to+treat+all+people+with+dignity+and+compassion+and+we+will+continue+to+work+closely+with+non-profit+organizations%2C+including+the+L.A.+Welcomes+Collective%2C+as+well+as+with+our+County%2C+State+and+Federal+partners.&amp;rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS998US998&amp;oq=We+are+a+city+that+seeks+to+treat+all+people+with+dignity+and+compassion+and+we+will+continue+to+work+closely+with+non-profit+organizations%2C+including+the+L.A.+Welcomes+Collective%2C+as+well+as+with+our+County%2C+State+and+Federal+partners.&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.535j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in June. &#8220;We are a city that seeks to treat all people with dignity and compassion and we will continue to work closely with non-profit organizations, including the L.A. Welcomes Collective, as well as with our County, State and Federal partners.&#8221;
LA Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez even said point blank that Abbott&#8217;s actions were the motivating factor behind fighting for sanctuary status and one that welcomes all people.
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“These dangerous actions from far-right, weak-minded politicians who rely on stunts instead of actual leadership are exactly why we’re fighting to make L.A. a sanctuary city,” Hernandez said. “L.A. was built by immigrants and it thrives because of immigrants. We will continue to be a place that values and dignifies all human life, no matter who they are or where they come from.”
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LA was built by immigrants and it thrives because of immigrants. We will continue to be a place that values and dignifies all human life, no matter who they are or where they come from. LA is for all.
&mdash; Eunisses Hernandez (@EunissesH) <a href="https://twitter.com/EunissesH/status/1669158520527425536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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That sounds like a pretty open-ended invite.
On June 9, the LA Council officially passed an ordinance granting Hernandez&#8217;s request. Now, all they&#8217;re waiting on to officially become a sanctuary is effectively some paperwork.
It seems Bass better put the kibosh on that, or she can expect a lot more illegal aliens to arrive &#8212; or she can join the GOP and pressure federally-elected Democrats to finally secure the border. The choice is hers.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 17: L.A. Mayor Karen Bass announces establishing a task force to investigate, apprehend and prosecute suspects who have committed retail theft as businesses grapple with an uptick of smash-and-grabs in recent weeks a press conference held at City Hall in Los Angeles, CA.

LA Mayor: Illegal Aliens Aren’t Invited To Our Soon-To-Be Sanctuary City

LA Mayor: Illegal Aliens Aren't Invited To Our Soon-To-Be Sanctuary City

A woman who seemingly came from Australia went on a tirade in a TikTok video decrying the ubiquity of the American flag around the United States, prompting Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott to fire back a succinct four-word response.
“I’m just gonna say it; there are too many American flags,” the young woman declared. “Like they’re on houses; they’re on cars; saw them on couch cushions. Like I don’t know who’s making these American flags, but they’d be making a bloody fortune, and like, you’re the only country I know that does this, like.”
“The only time I think I’ve ever seen an Australian flag is on the Harbour Bridge,” she continued, referring to the bridge in Sydney, Australia that spans Sydney Harbour from the central business district to the North Shore. “Could not tell you what it looks like. Like, I know what it’s like, blue, and it’s got some stars on it, but I think I could draw the American flag from memory, like I think I can make a bloody sculpture out of it. That’s how many times I’ve seen it. It’s enough.”
“Let’s pull back on it, okay? Let’s stay humble,” she concluded.
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There are too many American flags. Like they’re on houses, they’re on cars… I think I can draw the American flag from memory. The only time I think I’ve ever seen an Australian flag is on the… <a href="https://t.co/XFk9pWxltB">pic.twitter.com/XFk9pWxltB</a>
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Abbott snapped, “Go back to Australia.”
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Go back to Australia.
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&mdash; Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1691213784067518464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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According to the <a href="https://fmaa-usa.com/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flag Manufacturers Association of America</a> (FMAA), which offers a “Certified Made in the U.S.A.” certification seal <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/2021/02/25/how-many-u-s-flags-are-made-in-the-u-s/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicating</a> “every step of the manufacturing process for that flag has been completed using domestic materials in U.S. facilities with U.S. labor,” United states law every American flag to be labeled with its country of origin. FMMA also states that 94% of American flags are manufactured in the U.S.
On June 14, to honor Flag Day, Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz <a href="https://stefanik.house.gov/2023/6/stefanik-landsman-johnson-balderson-and-senator-cruz-introduce-make-american-flags-in-america-act-on-flag-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined</a> Reps. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Troy Balderson (R-OH) Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Greg Landsman (D-OH) to introduce legislation requiring American flags displayed on federal property or obtained by federal agencies to be totally manufactured in the United States from American materials.
“The American flag is a symbol of freedom and hope for Texans, Americans, and the world,” Cruz stated. “We should be making our flags in the Land of the Free &#8230;”

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