Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's message on school vouchers gets a little muddled at key moment
Gov. Greg Abbott said public schools could lose funding when parents pick private schools, but then says public schools won't ...
Smith County sheriff apologizes to Gov. Abbott for 'noise' made following immigration town hall
An East Texas sheriff has apologized to Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference on Friday after hosting an immigration ...
Gov. Abbott says he feels "very good" about his request to have Texas reimbursed for border spending
Texas Governor Greg Abbott was at the Capitol this week, asking White House leaders to reimburse the State of Texas for ...
Greg Abbott Responds After Dallas Police Refuse to Join ICE Raids
Texas has been among the focal points during the border strife of the past three years, with both Border Patrol and state ...
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Texas House committee assignments extend power of experienced GOP leaders
Republicans chair all committees, as promised, while Democrats will lead half of the newly created subcommittees.
Greg Abbott responds to pope on deportation criticism: ‘The Bible calls for strong borders’
Pope Francis’ rebuke of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation operation apparently did little to shake Gov. Greg Abbott’s ...
Northside ISD teacher under investigation in statewide cheating scandal
A Northside Independent School District teacher is under investigation by the Texas Education Agency for allegedly ...
‘Unfit to lead FBI’: Democrats delay vote on Kash Patel’s nomination over 'enemies list’ scandal
Senate Democrats delayed Kash Patel’s nomination as FBI Director over a ‘enemies list’ controversy. Patel, a staunch Trump ally, had published a list of 60 Trump critics in a 2022 book, sparking fears ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas agencies to cut DEI policies. Here's why.
With an executive order, Gov. Greg Abbott again took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion programs in an apparent echo of federal policies instituted by Republican President Donald Trump in ...
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Texas Senate expected to vote on school choice bill Wednesday
The Texas Senate is expected to approve a “school choice” bill Wednesday that would let families use taxpayer dollars for private school education – the first major ...
Greg Abbott Gives Texas National Guard Sweeping New Powers
Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that the Texas National Guard has been authorized to carry out immigration arrests ...
Gov. Greg Abbott sets an agenda that could succeed, but the Capitol is a volatile place
Gov. Greg Abbott has big plans for Texas, and despite a lingering power struggle within the state Republican Party, most of his priorities are on course to sail through the Legislature. At least at ...