Gov. Abbott to seek federal disaster declaration as Panhandle fires continue
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-16% Somewhat Liberal
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-6% Center
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
Sentiments
-46% Negative
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| "Abbott declared a state of emergency and directed state response efforts earlier this week." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Nothing left but ashes on the ground, Abbott said." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "The largest fire in history of the state of Texas cut a path so large that it exceeds the size of some state in our country, Abbott said." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "No one can let down, let down their guard, Abbott said." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Abbott and state representatives met in Borger to update the public on the conditions of the Panhandle, as first responders continue their efforts to contains wildfires that devastated the area this week." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Abbott declared a state of emergency and directed state response efforts earlier this week." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Abbott stated that initial assessments show that there are 400 to 500 structures that have been destroyed so far with fires still burning and dry, windy conditions on the way." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott traveled to the Panhandle on Friday to meet with state officials and discuss disaster response for the region." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "And in order to be able to do that, there's a dollar amount of damages that must be shown that has been suffered to qualify for that request, Abbott said." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Now, he says he's seeking a federal disaster declaration from President Joe Biden to help the region as recovery assessments continue." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
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44% : Abbott declared a state of emergency and directed state response efforts earlier this week.*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.