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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during the NRA ILA Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting & Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 18, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Greg Abbott was ordered to release some of his Emails with Elon Musk. Most are blacked out.

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The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott (James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)

Why Greg Abbott refuses to release his emails with Elon Musk

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Elon Musk departs the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill where President-elect Donald Trump spoke to House Republicans on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Elon Musk hired a dozen Texas lobbyists this year. State law keeps their influence under wraps

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CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. ( SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)

“It’s all to help Elon”: How Musk’s shadowy army of lobbyists cajoled Texas lawmakers

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Catherine Engelbrecht, founder of True the Vote, testifies at the confirmation hearing for Loretta Lynch to replace U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder by the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 29, 2015. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Promoters of Trump’s election lies also hyped a hospital for Ukraine. That never happened either

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