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Is the U.S. poised to impose martial law in Texas? That's unsubstantiated (Gettty Images photo).
The Americans are Coming! The Americans are Coming!
So begins a fresh news analysis by an Austin American-Statesman reporter of reports that a military training exercise set to occur in Texas this summer is just that--and not the federal government warming up to impose martial law.
Click here to read the full rundown of events by Jonathan Tilove, the Statesman's chief political writer.
Spoiler: Gov. Greg Abbott this week directed troops in his command to keep a close eye on the federal soldiers in training:
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News blog post, "The Americans Are Coming, The Americans Are Coming: on Jade Helm, Greg Abbott, Alex Jones and the politics of paranoia," First Reading blog, Jonathan Tilove, Austin American-Statesman, April 29, 2015
