This Week in the Laboratories of Democracy

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Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what’s goin’ down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of governmentin’ gets done, and where every step of the way, we walk the line.

We begin in Texas, that massive national petri dish of terrible ideas. Governor Greg Abbott has decided to add a little somethin’ somethin’ to the state's high school curricula. From The Texas Tribune :

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Turning Point USA Senior Director Josh Thifault revealed the initiative during a news conference at the Governor’s Mansion on Monday. They did not outline any plans that would require schools to initiate the clubs, but Abbott said that he expects “meaningful

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