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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is giving schools supplemental material to combat 'misinformation and prejudice' about the Israel-Hamas war
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is giving schools materials like guides from the Anti-Defamation League on t…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A Texas judge has declared unconstitutional a law championed by Gov. Greg Abbott that limits the power of Democratic-led cities
The law, dubbed "the law that kills," was so broad it prevented local ordinances that mandated thin…
Katie Hawkinson
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told a woman to 'go back to Australia' after a video saying she was shocked by all the American flags in the US went viral
A video of a woman appearing perplexed by all the American flags in the US led to a barrage of abus…
Andrew Lloyd
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Texas Gov. Abbott gave 2 different speeches about gun control at the same time with 2 different messages. One was in Uvalde, the other was at the NRA convention in Houston.
In Uvalde, Gov. Abbott said legislation is "on the table" to address gun violence, while in a pre-r…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told Chicago's mayor he'll continue to bus migrants out of Texas 'until Biden secures the border'
The letter came after Chicago's mayor wrote and pleaded with him to stop sending migrants to the mi…
Madison Hall
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Results: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott defeats Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in Texas
The race involved many culture-war issues that were national themes, including access to abortion a…
Warren Rojas
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's aides were 'annoyed' by DeSantis' migrant stunt: NYT
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flew dozens of migrants from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard earlier thi…
Erin Snodgrass
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Gov. Greg Abbott prompts swift rebukes after calling Texas mass-shooting victims 'illegal immigrants' in a statement offering condolences to their loved ones
In the statement, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $50,000 reward for information regarding the Clevela…
Lloyd Lee
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Republican Gov. Greg Abbott vies for reelection against Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in Texas
Abbott, who is seeking a third term, is involved in one of the priciest election fights the Lone St…
Warren Rojas
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Texas construction workers protest after Greg Abbott axed mandated water breaks, calling it 'the law that kills'
The law has coincided with a punishing summer heat wave. Some areas of Texas are reaching 110 degre…
Katie Hawkinson
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New York Mayor Eric Adams to bus asylum seekers upstate, much like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bused asylum seekers to New York City
Just as Eric Adams has decried Abbott for busing immigrants to New York City, local officials upsta…
Katie Balevic
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A Texas state trooper said Gov. Greg Abbott's border security has 'stepped over a line into the inhumane' with razor wire 'traps' and direction to withhold water from migrants, per reports
This year, Texas has installed miles of razor wire and large orange buoys near Eagle Pass to deter …
Lloyd Lee
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to 'challenge' free public education to children of undocumented immigrants
The governor of Texas said "the expenses are extraordinary and the times are different than when Pl…
Madison Hall
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Gov. Abbott announces that an anonymous donor covered funeral expenses for all Uvalde victims
The anonymous donor put forth $175,000, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said during a press conference.
Hannah Getahun
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the Uvalde school massacre 'could've been worse'
"Let me emphasize something that I know you all know. The reality is, as horrible as what happened …
Cheryl Teh
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Hours after the Uvalde school shooting, Texas Gov. Abbott went to a political fundraiser
Mere hours after the shooting killed 19 children and 2 teachers, Abbott attended a "previously sche…
Katie Balevic
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Videos show an angry crowd booing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the Uvalde elementary school memorial
"Please, Governor Abbott, help Uvalde county!" a man was heard yelling as Abbott went past. "We nee…
Cheryl Teh
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will pardon an Army sergeant who was convicted for shooting a Black Lives Matter protester ‘as soon as it hits my desk’
A jury on Friday convicted Sgt. Daniel Perry for the shooting death of Garrett Foster, 28, at a 202…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott didn't go to the funerals of any Uvalde victims, schedule documents show
According to documents obtained by local media, the governor did not visit Uvalde since a community…
Tom Porter
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Greg Abbott has cut required water breaks for Texas construction workers and labor advocates say it could kill them
Meanwhile, Texas is experiencing a record-setting heatwave, with heat indexes across the state reac…