As we wrote last week, it did not matter that the sham “audit” of votes cast in Maricopa County repeated what had already been confirmed by actual independent audits — that Joe Biden defeated Trump. The election review’s primary outcome was in keeping conspiracy theories and lies about voter fraud alive for the multiple months it dragged on.

Records released by the Texas Department of Public Safety related to the deployment of state troopers to the border beginning in March 2021. The records include a cover letter acknowledging that approximately 1,000 troopers have been deployed to the border as part of Operation Lone Star, as well as cost estimates for the operation indicating weekly costs of over $2.4 million.

Records request to the Texas Department of Public Safety seeking records related to the deployment of Texas Department of Public Safety troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.