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Guillen, who has been a member of the state’s House of Representatives for nearly 20 years, said he believes his views are “no longer in step” with the Democratic Party. He noted in a Monday press release that while he won reelection last year by 17 points while running as a Democrat, former President Donald Trump won his district by more than 10 points. Guillen said he plans to run for reelection during the 2022 election cycle and will be doing so as a Republican....

“The governor has figured out we can stop trade along the border, slow it down, and it will create pressure on Mexico and some of their governors to work out a deal to help us with border security,” Paxton told Fox News’ Mornings With Maria on Friday. Last week, in response to the Biden administration’s plan to end Title 42, Abbott ordered the state’s Department of Public Safety to inspect every commercial truck for illegal drugs and immigrants on the four international bridges that connect the U....

Lightfoot made the comments during a Thursday news conference in reaction to Texas sending two buses with approximately 95 migrants who arrived in Chicago on Wednesday. Abbott’s office said the decision was made in response to President Joe Biden “putting the lives of Texans—and Americans—at risk” and “overwhelming our communities.” Southern border crossings are exponentially higher now, compared with the past few years, according to statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection....

Bridgewater’s savvy rookie play just finished blowing away the wide receiver, which sets up a most promising Year 2. “He impressed the entire year with the way he handled himself, through every situation, whether good or bad, he was phenomenal,” said Jennings, who talked to Sporting News as a representative of TGI Friday’s #HappyEverHour, a month-long deal on drinks and appetizers that kicks off on Super Bowl XLIX Sunday....

A reporter asked Popovich if the outside world is a distraction at times for him, and he responded with a passionate rebuke of President Donald Trump’s behavior. MORE: Spurs’ Gregg Popovich unloads on Donald Trump “It has to do with the way one individual conducts himself,” Popovich said. “And that’s embarrassing. It’s dangerous to our institutions and what we all stand for and what we expect the country to be....

The Atletico Madrid striker has been mentioned as a reported target for their fierce city rivals, as well as Premier League giants Manchester United. Klopp’s Liverpool revolution rolls on But Griezmann showed his loyalty by enthusiastically joining in with the boisterous Vicente Calderon crowd in the last-ever Atletico game at the old stadium. “Whoever doesn’t jump is a Madridista,” the fans sang ahead of kick-off against Athletic, whom the Colchoneros downed 3-1 on Sunday....

The Top Gun and Mission Impossible actor is currently in the Spanish capital promoting his latest movie, The Mummy. Chelsea’s move in Costa-Atleti saga He has taken in games at Atletico’s cross-city rivals Real in the past, as a close friend of former Blancos midfielder David Beckham. Cruise has, however, taken the opportunity to have a look around the newly-constructed Wanda Metropolitano and is looking forward to returning for a competitive fixture at some stage in the future....

RELATED: Griftlands: How To Beat Kashio These Negotiations are essentially conversational combat; debates, which the player uses to convince or intimidate other characters. There are Grafts that one can install into their character’s body during Sal’s part of the game that can really push the player’s tactics to the next level by granting passive powers that let them deal more damage or play more cards. Out of the ones that can be dropped by bosses after they are defeated, there are 5 that stand out due to giving the best boons for verbal battles....

Sixty-seven percent of those surveyed also said they believed violent attacks have increased around the country because “people have lost faith in the Coalition forces.” The poll numbers were reflected in the anger seen in the streets of Baghdad after a series of car bombings on Monday. While U.S forces and Iraqi police hung back, crowds set some of the vehicles on fire, threw bricks and shouted insults at U....

The 29-year-old Gronkowski confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Sunday, revealing he was stepping away from the field after nine seasons with the Patriots. “It’s time to move forward and move forward with a big smile on my face knowing that the New England Patriots organization, Pats nation and all my fans will truly be a big part of my heart for the rest of my life,” he wrote....

Myles “Miley” Harty, 20, from Askeaton, County Limerick, was pronounced dead at the scene when the car he was traveling in crashed into a pole at around 1 a.m. on August 21. The Gardaí­, the Irish police force, arrested a male in his late teens at the scene in connection to the crash. Another passenger received non-life-threatening injuries during the crash. The collision occurred just hours before Harty was due to marry his partner, Kate Quilligan on Saturday afternoon, reported The Irish Times....

TikToker @diga84brick, who appears to have been a guest at the wedding, posted the video earlier this week which has since been viewed over 1 million times. “When you expected your girl at your First Look and got your Best Friend..,” reads text overlaid onto the footage. The groom was standing on a green lawn in a grey suit with his back to the camera as a taller man approached from behind....

Americans generally display few qualms about buying foreign-made stuff. In May, imports outpaced exports by a whopping $60 billion. But we exercise more discretion with brand-name goods and services. Those that make it here tend to comport with American consumers’ parochial sense of what countries are good at producing: electronics from Japan, Italian clothing, French wine. Indian luxury cars and Japanese wines are a much harder sell. Americans have also been slow to embrace imports in the immensely valuable realms of customer experiences, like retail concepts....

Grounded: How to Toggle Camera (Controller) For those fans that are playing Grounded with a controller, the first step toward switching to third-person is to press down on the d-pad. This action will pull up the executables radial menu, and players should press up on the right joystick to select the top option on the circle. It is indicated that this option will toggle the player camera, and choosing it will put the camera into third-person....

The animal was spotted by Kristin Bagnell outside her home in Philadelphia, who filmed the interaction and sent it into 6ABC. The groundhog can be seen holding a slice of pizza on the other side of a glass door, as Bagnell’s two dogs, Maggie and Moses, come over to investigate the intruder. It sat there for more than an hour just casually finishing its meal, ignoring its audience. Groundhogs are a type of rodent known as a marmot, which are closely related to squirrels....

Newsweek has learned that the Healthy Americas Foundation, which supports the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, is launching the Hispanic Family Equity Fund, an ambitious effort to address shortcomings of the last year and prepare for the realities of a post-pandemic landscape. The initiative is looking to use $20 million to fund immediate “equity grants” to partnering community-based organizations to support family services such as early education, child care, food security, health insurance, economic support and job training....

AEW confirmed that Cody Rhodes needed eight stitches above his eye and has a costochondral separation, before adding that Rhodes is not cleared for in ring action at this time. Due to the graphic nature of the image, we have decided not to share the photo - but you can see it at this link. What is a costochondral separation? A costochondral separation is essentially a separated rib, more specifically, when the rib is separated from the sternum at the joint....

In case you didn’t know… Yuvraj Singh took retirement from international cricket last month and sought permission from BCCI for playing in franchise T20 leagues abroad. Yuvraj Singh was signed by Toronto Nationals at the Global T20 Canada player draft. The Toronto Nationals were up against Vancouver Knights in the opening game of the league. The heart of the matter Vancouver Knights’ Chris Gayle won the toss and decided to field first against the Yuvraj Singh captained Toronto Nationals....

Of course, Rockstar’s flagship releases are not often known for scaring players. However, there are some pretty creepy Easter eggs in the Grand Theft Auto games, such as the ghost girl in GTA Online, but by and large it’s not known as a horror series. That’s not to say that it isn’t possible to turn up the fear factor slightly, and it looks as though someone has managed to make one of the open-world titles a lot spookier....

Cheat codes are remnants of a time gone by in videogames as developers have moved past the need for such codes during a game’s development. Cheat codes were essentially put in place so that the developers could move past levels so as to test a game and not encounter resistance while doing so. However, with more sophisticated dev kits now available, cheat codes are rarely ever incorporated in video games anymore....