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May 29 2023
News
Gov. Greg Abbott Announces Immediate Special Session
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced an immediate special session that will focus on property taxes and border security, beginning tonight. This announcement comes after the Lt. Governor of Texas sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott urging a number of bills to be considered in a special session call on Monday. The letter was released around 5:30 p.m. Monday, the final day of the legislative
Dallas-Fort Worth NewsApr 20 2024
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The Bachelor's Victoria Fuller and Greg Grippo Split
Greg Grippo and Victoria Fuller have gone their separate ways. The Bachelor Nation couple separated several months ago, PEOPLE confirms. Grippo was last seen on Fuller’s Instagram feed on July 31. She posted a photo of them cuddling, as well as footage of him petting their dog and impersonating Kim Kardashian . Grippo jokingly commented on the post, "Ya and I’m copying her dolce vita lifestyle
PeopleDec 21 2023
News
Greg Abbott Sends Plane of Migrants to Chicago as He Ramps Up Border Stunt
Greg Abbott escalated his cruel border stunt this week, sending a chartered flight of around 100 asylum-seekers on Tuesday to Chicago—the host city of the 2024 Democratic National Convention that has struggled to keep up with an influx of migrants the Texas governor has been bussing in for more than a year. On Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned Abbot for working to “create
Vanity FairJan 12 2024
News
Gov. Greg Abbott denies he's advocating shooting migrants crossing Texas-Mexico border
Taking heat for saying Texas isn't shooting migrants who are illegally entering the state from Mexico because "the Biden administration would charge us with murder," Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he wasn't actually advocating gunplay in his efforts to stop unauthorized border crossings. "I was asked a question to legally distinguish between what Texas has the legal authority to do and what
Austin American-StatesmanDec 19 2023
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Texas will begin arresting migrants under law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday
Texas will begin authorizing state and local police to arrest migrants believed to be in the state illegally and granting state judges the power to order them to return to Mexico under a law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday.
The sweeping and controversial proposal is scheduled to take effect in early 2024, but some civil rights groups have already said they would file a lawsuit over
The Dallas Morning NewsMay 11 2022
Opinion
Greg Abbott’s New Border Strategy Works
Afew months ago I wrote that policymakers shouldn’t be afraid to coerce Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador into complying with security aims:
The socialist president lacks the political capital or leverage to protect the cartels from American wrath, presenting the U.S. with an opportunity to decapitate major cartels with minimal martial cost and potentially political
The American ConservativeJan 17 2023
News
Watch live: Gov. Greg Abbott’s inauguration festivities
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will be sworn in to office and celebrated in a series of events for Inauguration Day on Tuesday. Abbott defeated Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke by an 11-point margin in November on a platform of tightening border security and
KSATJan 17 2023
News
Watch live: Gov. Greg Abbott’s inauguration festivities
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will be sworn in to office and celebrated in a series of events for Inauguration Day on Tuesday. Abbott defeated Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke by an 11-point margin in November on a platform of tightening border security and
The Texas TribuneJun 16 2023
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Greg Abbott signs controversial bill against transgender athletes
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial bill on Thursday, June 15, that aims to ban transgender students from competing in athletics corresponding to their gender. It will take effect in September, according to a news release from Abbott.
The bill, called the "Save Women's Sports Act," requires collegiate athletes to compete on sports teams that align with their "biological
San Antonio Local NewsJun 14 2023
News
Greg Abbott defends busing migrants from Texas to California
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is defending his decision to send undocumented immigrants from his home state to Los Angeles, California, arguing that Lone Star State border towns were "overwhelmed" by migrants. Abbott, a Republican, announced in a press release that the "first group" of migrants had arrived by bus at Los Angeles' Union Station on Wednesday evening. Abbott has previously faced
Newsweek