The following story is a piece of opinion and analysis.
Politicians lie. Always have.
However, it looks like Trump’s second term has emboldened certain GOP politicos, especially in Texas, to fire off increasingly bold falsehoods with an increasing lack of hesitancy.
Take Gov. Greg Abbott, who’s employed some stunning whoppers in recent weeks as forges ahead with his campaign to force school vouchers on Texans, whether they want them or not.
In a Feb. 13 tweet, for example, Abbott declared “school choice doesn’t take a penny from public schools.”…