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Jan 25 2024
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Greg Abbott defends Texas in border fight: "What Americans expect"
Texas Governor Greg Abbott defended his state in the ongoing border fight with the federal government saying that securing the United States-Mexico border is "what Americans expect." "The truth of the matter is, what Texas is doing, is what Americans expect to be done," Abbott said while appearing on Fox News' America's Newsroom on Thursday morning. "Americans expect the border to be secured
NewsweekDec 10 2023
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Greg Abbott condemned as Texas woman's abortion blocked in court
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have faced backlash online from social media users after a Dallas-based woman's abortion was temporarily blocked in court. Earlier this week, a Texas judge granted Kate Cox, a pregnant 31-year-old mother of two, permission to get an abortion as her fetus has a fatal genetic condition. The Texas Supreme Court then said on Friday
NewsweekJan 26 2024
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Greg Abbott escalates fight with Biden in latest Operation Lone Star update
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) issued the latest update on his Operation Lone Star effort to secure the border Friday amid Texas’s fight with the Biden administration. The latest press release highlighted crimes that were prevented thanks to the cooperation of multiple agencies. Since the operation’s beginning in March 2021, officials seized more than 454 million lethal doses of fentanyl, which is
Washington ExaminerDec 03 2023
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Greg Abbott Dealt Blow From 'Uber-Conservative' Court
An "uber-conservative" federal appeals court ruled on Friday against Texas Governor Greg Abbott's floating barrier used to deter Mexican migrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Immigration and border security have been a major concern, especially among conservatives, in recent years. Major cities across the United States have dealt with a massive influx of migrants these past few
NewsweekJan 25 2024
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Greg Abbott urged to "fully militarize" Texas State Guard to counter Biden
A leading Texan nationalist has urged Governor Greg Abbott to dramatically expand and militarize the Texas State Guard if President Biden federalizes the Texas National Guard, as some Democrats are demanding, in response to the ongoing border crisis. Texan House Democrats Greg Casar and Joaquin Castro have suggested Biden should bring the Texas National Guard under federal control using a
NewsweekJan 25 2024
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Greg Abbott Defies Supreme Court, Will Continue Securing Border at State Level
On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) issued a bold statement refusing to follow a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States, and will continue using state law enforcement and the Texas National Guard to secure the southern border. As reported by the Daily Caller, Abbott’s declaration follows the controversial ruling by the Court on Monday, which decided in a 5-4
American GreatnessJan 23 2024
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Greg Abbott vows "this is not over" after Supreme Court border loss
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said "this is not over" after a divided Supreme Court handed the Biden administration a victory on Monday by allowing federal agents to remove razor wire that Texas installed along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border. The installation of the razor wire near the border city of Eagle Pass was among several aggressive measures the Republican governor has taken in a bid to
NewsweekNov 19 2023
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Trump picks up the endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Donald Trump picked up the Texas governor’s endorsement Sunday during a visit to a U.S.-Mexico border town and promised that his hard-line immigration policies in a second presidential term would make Greg Abbott’s “job much easier.” “You’ll be able to focus on other things in Texas,” Trump told Abbott as they each appeared before a crowd of about 150 at an airport hangar in Edinburg. Abbott,
Dallas-Fort Worth NewsNov 19 2023
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Gov. Greg Abbott set to endorse Donald Trump for president
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) is expected to endorse Donald Trump during their meeting in Texas on Sunday. Trump is visiting during the governor's annual tradition of delivering tamales to Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and Texas National Guardsmen stationed at the border ahead of Thanksgiving. The troopers' and guardsmen's efforts led to the apprehension 484,100 illegal migrants since
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