Is Greg Abbott So Out Of Touch? No, It's The Children Who Are Wrong

February 5, 2026

TL;DR

Students across Texas participated in walkouts to protest ICE actions.
Governor Greg Abbott demanded an investigation into Austin ISD for allowing students to protest.
Attorney General Ken Paxton sought communications from Austin ISD regarding student walkouts.
The Texas Education Agency issued guidelines threatening funding for schools that allow walkouts.
Teachers facilitating walkouts face investigation and potential license revocation.
In Hays Consolidated ISD, students were arrested for unrelated charges during a walkout.
Greg Abbott blamed schools for allowing disruptive protests and threatened to strip funding.
Chad Michael Watts assaulted a teenage protester after an altercation near a school walkout.
Watts was charged with assault and identified as the primary aggressor.

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