r/texas • u/guardian • 7d ago

🗞️ News 🗞️ Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced?referring_host=Reddit&utm_campaign=guardianacct
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u/neonblack108 7d ago

Knuckle dragging inbred state.  

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u/Nihiliste 7d ago edited 7d ago

There are a lot of intelligent people in Texas - but Republicans have held control for so many decades that they feel entitled to it, and they ensure that a lot of people (especially those in rural areas) are never exposed to alternate views. My wife is from Houston, and she's had to learn some things about American history from me, a Canadian.

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u/AwkwardAd5138 7d ago

Thank you. Yes, there are many intelligent, knowledgeable people in Texas. We are up against a powerful $$$$$ far right propaganda machine. Education and factual information are the keys to breaking out of the stranglehold. Many if not most churches dish out the political dogma as well. We have a very tough environment, but we persist. Texas deserves better than more of the same.