Tag: Gov. Greg Abbott
Texas’ new elections chief joined Trump’s challenge in 2020
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday picked as the state's new elections chief an...
‘Packing’ alleged in suit over new district lines
Over a dozen plaintiffs, including a Rio Grande Valley organization, sued Gov. Greg Abbott over redistricting maps passed by the Texas Legislature that they...
Texas ban on vaccine mandates may help governor dodge far-right challengers
Shelly Hagan and Michael Smith, Bloomberg News
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s latest volley in the culture wars appears designed to stave off ultra-conservative challengers in...
Texas order reflects growing GOP vaccine mandates hostility
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press
(AP) — With the governor of Texas leading the charge, conservative Republicans in several states are moving to block or...
Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate
By JIM VERTUNO, The Associated Press
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including private business, from...
Border blitz: Abbott, 9 other GOP governors urge return to Trump-era policies
ANZALDUAS — Gov. Greg Abbott and nine other Republican state governors paid a visit to the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday, urging the Biden...
Wyoming billionaire donated most of $54 million collected for Abbott’s border wall
By James Barragán and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune
An out-of-state billionaire who has previously bankrolled attempts to defend controversial immigration laws is responsible for...
Abbott, 10 other governors to discuss ‘border crisis’ in Mission next week
Gov. Greg Abbott is bringing 10 governors to South Texas next week to discuss the “border crisis” in Mission.
Details about the visit are scant,...
Trump wants 2020 election audit in Texas
By Madlin Mekelburg, Austin American-Statesman
AUSTIN — President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to add an item to the agenda of...
Abbott visits McAllen in ceremonial event
McALLEN — Gov. Greg Abbott visited and shook hands with attendees of a news conference held Wednesday at McAllen City Hall in which he...
