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A grassroots group is channelling public frustration in Texas

A different sort of MAGA makes its mark in the Lone Star State

Nancy Thompson, center, stands with members of Mothers Against Greg Abbott, at the Texas Capitol on August 4, 2022. Thompson founded the organization in August 2021.
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Walk round Dallas, and you may see some odd “maga” signs on lawns. They are not reprising Donald Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again”. They are from a group opposed to Texas’s governor: Mothers Against Greg Abbott.

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