Tag Archives: Greg Abbott

The Texas Tribune reports: As Republicans in Texas move full steam ahead with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts, Democrats are privately mulling their options, including an expensive and legally dicey quorum break. If they go that route, it appears they will have the backing of big-dollar Democratic donors. By fleeing the state to deprive the Legislature of …

The Texas Tribune reports: Two years after a district court declared that a new state law diluting the policy-making power of blue urban areas was unconstitutional, an appeals court on Friday overruled that decision. Texas lawmakers in 2023 passed House Bill 2127, dubbed the “Death Star” bill by opponents, which aims to overturn cities’ progressive policies and prevent them from enacting …

The Washington Post reports: Today kicks off what will probably be a particularly contentious and closely watched special session of the Texas legislature. Republicans want to redraw the state’s congressional districts to create new Republican seats — five more, if President Donald Trump gets his way. Democrats at the national level say they won’t sit out this fight. The Democratic …

The Texas Tribune reports: More than two weeks after catastrophic July Fourth floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, authorities reported Saturday that nearly all of the people who had remained on the list of missing persons have been verified as safe. As recently as Monday, rescuers were still trying to find an estimated 101 people. But by Saturday, …

Politico reports: Trump wants lawmakers in Texas to redraw the state’s congressional district map to give Republicans five more House seats, he told reporters Tuesday. “There could be some other states we’re going to get another three, or four or five in addition. Texas would be the biggest one.” he said. “Just a simple redrawing we pick up five seats.” …

ProPublica reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t want to reveal months of communications with Elon Musk or representatives from the tech mogul’s companies, arguing in part that they are of a private nature, not of public interest and potentially embarrassing. Musk had an eventful legislative session in Texas this year. In addition to his lobbyists successfully advocating for several new …

The Texas Tribune reports: Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday unveiled a jam-packed agenda for the upcoming special legislative session, calling on legislators to redraw the state’s congressional maps and address several unfinished conservative priorities from earlier this year. The call includes legislation to redraw the state’s congressional districts — which the Trump administration has reportedly been pressuring state GOP leaders …

“You ask—I’m going to use your words—’Who’s to blame?’ Know this: that’s the word choice of losers. Let me explain one thing about Texas. And that is, Texas—every square inch of our state—cares about football. “You could be in Hunt, Texas; Huntsville, Texas; Houston, Texas; any size community that cares about football, high school, Friday night lights, college football, or …

The Associated Press reports: More than 160 people are believed to be missing in Texas in the aftermath of the flash floods that killed more than 100 over the July Fourth weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday. Abbot said many of those who are not accounted for were staying in state’s Hill Country but did not register at a camp …

“Prayer works. Thanks to everybody across the country and across the globe who have prayed for the people of Texas during this very challenging time. So many of those prayers have been answered. As the Bible teaches, pray with thanksgiving to God.” – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, posting to X this afternoon as the death toll from deadly floods rose …

Via press release from the Texas government: Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation declaring Sunday, July 6, 2025, as a Day of Prayer in Texas in response to the devastating floods that swept through Central Texas and the Hill Country over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. “Texans are known for their faith, strength, and resilience,” said Governor Abbott. …

The Texas Tribune reports: The official death toll from the catastrophic floods that hit the Texas Hill Country rose to 32 as of Saturday afternoon, officials announced during a news conference held with Gov. Greg Abbott and other local and federal officials. Among the 32 dead were 18 adults and 14 children. Twenty-seven girls from Camp Mystic, a Christian camp …

The Associated Press reports: A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that requires copies of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday, claims the measure is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state. Texas is the latest …

The Washington Post reports: S.B. 1362, known as the Anti-Red Flag Act, preemptively bars the state from adopting or enforcing most kinds of extreme risk protective orders. ERPOs, as they’re known, allow a judge or magistrate to temporarily restrict a person’s access to firearms — either ones they already own or ones they plan to buy — during a crisis. …

The Associated Press reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday to ban all THC consumables, allowing the booming market flush with THC-infused vapes, gummies and other products to continue to be sold across the state. Abbott, a Republican, waited until the final moment to veto the bill in what would have been one of the most restrictive THC …

The Associated Press reports: Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday that he signed the bill, which is expected to draw a legal challenge from critics who consider it an unconstitutional …

The Texas Tribune reports: Four years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would be the first state to build its own border wall, lawmakers have quietly stopped funding the project, leaving only scattered segments covering a small fraction of the border. That decision, made in the waning hours of this year’s legislative session, leaves the future of the state wall …

The Texas Tribune reports: Andrew Mahaleris, an Abbott spokesperson, confirmed Wednesday that Texas National Guard soldiers “are on standby in areas where mass demonstrations are planned in case they are needed.” “Peaceful protests are part of the fabric of our nation, but Texas will not tolerate the lawlessness we have seen in Los Angeles,” Mahaleris said in a statement. “Anyone …

The San Antonio News-Express reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed National Guard troops to San Antonio in advance of planned protests in the city against a Trump administration crackdown on undocumented immigrants. The San Antonio Police Department said Chief William McManus contacted state officials Monday night seeking to confirm the presence of guardsmen in the city. McManus “was able …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas would further cement its role in enforcing immigration laws under a bill the state Legislature sent to the governor Sunday that would require most sheriffs to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Gov. Greg Abbott has signaled support for such an idea, and President Donald Trump — whose administration could receive a big personnel …