#Breaking: America's oldest man and veteran, Richard Overton of Austin, has died at the age of 112. kutne.ws/2GL5EES
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- “Governor Abbott, if you have any decency, you will immediately withdraw from this weekend’s NRA convention and urge them to hold it anywhere but Texas," Beto O’Rourke said. kutne.ws/3wMVFXJ
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- Gov. Greg Abbott's new border policies are spurring backlash among many – Republicans included. kutne.ws/3jBxx2F
- Replying to @KUT and @NPRBorn in Bastrop County, Texas in 1906, Overton lived in the same East Austin home he built after returning from the war. The secret to his longevity may have been his daily cigars and whiskey, but he told KUT's @AKMcGlinchy in 2015 his long life was simply “God’s work.”
- Chanting from today's faculty-led protest on UT Austin's campus: "We have lost confidence in those who call themselves leaders, who abandoned their community and their campus after inviting the police state to take over this campus." Video: @MichaelMinasi
00:00 - A new poll shows Greg Abbott’s 15% lead has shrunk to 5% over Beto O’Rourke as more Texas voters say gun policies are a top priority. | via @TexasTribune kutne.ws/3mPtmSq
- Public defender offices from Texas have joined a national coalition of attorneys who are again urging the Biden administration to investigate Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border-security program called Operation Lone Star. kutne.ws/3Jv9Pj6
- Texas State University students held a pro-Palestinian protest today inspired by their UT Austin peers. "We weren't planning on doing anything like this until we saw students' heads getting smashed into the ground up the road," said student Joseph Ely.
- .@BetoORourke officially launched his campaign in his hometown of El Paso this morning. kutne.ws/2I1Ytav
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- People have been unearthing stuffed animals in the aftermath of the Texas floods. A lamb, a giraffe, a horse. They're taking these animals home, cleaning them and posting photos in the hopes they can reunite the toys with their owners or owner's family. l8r.it/Qyag
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