Tag: Gov. Greg Abbott
Photo Gallery: 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...
Texas bill requiring cash bail for violent crimes becomes law
By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping GOP-led bail legislation that requires people accused of violent crimes...
Texas GOP bets on hard right turn amid changing demographics
By WILL WEISSERT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans in America's largest conservative state for years racked up victories under...
State agency recommends firms oversee construction of Abbott’s border wall
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune
State officials have recommended that a joint venture between a design firm and an engineering firm be awarded...
Justice Dept. sues Texas over state’s new abortion law
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and PAUL WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued Texas over a new state law that...
EXPLAINER: How a new GOP law in Texas makes voting harder
By ACACIA CORONADO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The sweeping changes to Texas' election code that GOP Gov. Greg Abbott signed...
Texas governor signs new GOP voting restrictions into law
By PAUL J. WEBER and LM OTERO Associated Press
TYLER, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an elections overhaul into law Tuesday...
Lawsuits begin as Texas GOP voting bill fight moves to court
By PAUL J. WEBER | Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Opponents of a sweeping Republican elections overhaul in Texas sued Gov. Greg Abbott on...
Abbott finds little support from lawmakers for bill banning mask mandates
María Méndez Austin American-Statesman
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott twice has issued orders barring school districts from mandating masks, and in early September, as...
Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature sent a sweeping rewrite of the state's election laws...