Tag Archives: Greg Abbott

Texas Gov Sorry For Attacking Mass Shooting Victims

The Texas Tribune reports: Gov. Greg Abbott expressed regret Monday after facing intense criticism for labeling all the victims of the Cleveland, Texas, shooting rampage as “illegal immigrants,” even though it appears at least one of them was not. “We’ve since learned that at least one of the victims may have been in the United States legally,” Abbott spokesperson Renae …

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TX Gov Offers $50K Reward For Latest Mass Shooter, Falsely Claims All His Victims Were “Illegal Immigrants”

Via press release from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a $50,000 reward for a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) top 10 fugitive who is in the country illegally and killed five illegal immigrants in a shooting Friday night in Cleveland, Texas. “Our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of the five victims …

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Carlson: George Soros Behind Conviction Of Texas Killer

“Perry is behind bars tonight, but the governor has instructed the pardons board to work on an expedited review. That’s required by law in Texas in order for a pardon to occur. But he is pardoning this man. That is obviously the right thing to do. George Soros can’t pay for people to put his political opponents in jail and …

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Vows Pardon For Uber Driver Just Convicted Of Killing Black Lives Matter Protester

The Texas Tribune reports: A Travis County jury found Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, 33, guilty of murder on Friday, almost three years after he shot and killed Austin protester Garrett Foster. In 2021 Perry was indicted for murder, aggravated assault and deadly conduct charges for shooting Foster during a July 2020 protest in downtown Austin. The indictment came one year …

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TX Gov To Ban Green Energy Projects From Tax Breaks

The Texas Tribune reports: As Gov. Greg Abbott signals stronger support for the creation of a new program to replace a multibillion dollar corporate tax break program that expired last year, he’s also drawing a clear line in the sand: wind and solar energy projects need not apply. Renewable energy has proliferated in Texas: The number of wind turbines has …

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Texas Copies Florida On University Diversity Hiring

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp has directed leaders of its 11 universities and eight agencies to stop asking job candidates for statements about their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in their applications. Last month, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office sent a letter to public universities and state agencies saying that DEI hiring practices violated …

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TX Bill Bans Chinese Immigrants From Owning Property

The Texas Tribune reports: The governments, citizens and businesses of Russia, China and two other nations would be prohibited from buying real estate in Texas under legislation awaiting action by the state Senate that warns that such purchases might be harmful to national and state interests. Texas ranks third in the nation as a destination for foreign entities seeking to …

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TX Gov Defends Dumping Migrants In Freezing Weather

Via press release from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: The White House is full of a bunch of hypocrites, led by the Hypocrite-in-Chief who has been flying planeloads of migrants across the country and oftentimes in the cover of night. These migrants willingly chose to go to Washington, D.C., having signed a voluntary consent waiver available in multiple languages upon boarding …

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Dems Blast TX Gov For “Cruel Stunt” With Migrants

The Hill reports: Democrats are blasting the busing of migrants to Vice President Harris’s Washington, D.C., residence on Christmas Eve, taking aim at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), whom they blame for dropping the groups off in below-freezing temperatures on a holiday. “Governor Abbott abandoned children on the side of the road in below freezing temperatures on Christmas Eve without coordinating …

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Texas Gets Pollution Waiver Due To Power Grid Stress

The Texas Tribune reports: The U.S. Department of Energy has cleared the way for Texas power plants to pollute more than is usually allowed, such as by burning dirtier fuel oil instead of natural gas, to keep the electricity on through Christmas morning. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas asked for permission to exceed normal federal air quality restrictions after …

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Carlson Offers To Fund Texas Border Militia [VIDEO]

“You’re the governor. Why don’t you just say, any person with military and law enforcement experience can join up. We’re starting our own force, it’s volunteer. “Or just go to Midland, Dallas, and Houston and get donors to fund it, they would. “I’d send you money, everyone would send you money and we’re going to stop this on behalf of …

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Texas Is Fourth State To Ban TikTok From Govt Devices

The Texas Tribune reports: Gov. Greg Abbott banned the social media platform TikTok from government-issued cellphones and computers on Wednesday, becoming the latest GOP governor to target the video-sharing app over cybersecurity fears. Abbott cited concerns that TikTok posed a threat to state information given that the app is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance Ltd. Republican governors in South …

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Texas Gov To Deploy Literal Tanks To Mexico Border

The Texas Tribune reports: Three days after Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted a legally dubious invocation of the “invasion clause” of the U.S. and Texas constitutions over the high number of migrant encounters at the Texas-Mexico border, his border mission is set to include armored personnel carriers designed to carry troops into battle alongside tanks, according to a planning document obtained …

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GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Defeats Beto O’Rourke

The Texas Tribune reports: Greg Abbott decisively won a third term as governor of Texas on Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke after a tumultuous few years marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, a deadly power grid failure, new restrictions on voting rights and abortion and the Uvalde school shooting. Decision Desk HQ called the election for Abbott at 9:23 p.m. …

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TX Gov Lied About Involvement In FL’s Migrant Stunt

San Antonio’s Fox affiliate reports: Governor Greg Abbott’s office was aware of the flight of migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard before takeoff last month. The State of Texas has denied any involvement with that flight. However, text messages released by Abbott’s office in response to a public information request show otherwise. The Florida Center for Government Accountability submitted …

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Texas Gov Refuses Biden’s Call For Marijuana Pardons

Axios reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won’t consider pardons for low-level marijuana offenders despite President Biden’s call for governors to do so. “Texas is not in the habit of taking criminal justice advice from the leader of the defund police party and someone who has overseen a criminal justice system run amuck with cashless bail and a revolving door for …

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Texas Gov Used Federal COVID Funds To Ship Migrants

The Independent reports: Texas’s Gov Greg Abbott used loopholes in federal law and insufficient federal oversight to ensure that at least $1bn of federal Covid funding meant for his state’s residents actually went to his controversial efforts to fight immigration. A new report published on Thursday in The Nation reveals how the Texas Republican governor used money from federal Covid …

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LIVE VIDEO: Beto O’Rourke Debates Greg Abbott

The Texas Tribune reports: Hours ahead of the only planned gubernatorial debate of the election cycle, the families of Uvalde school shooting victims threw their support behind Democrat Beto O’Rourke, saying in a news conference that incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, had not taken meaningful enough action on gun control measures following the deaths of 19 schoolchildren and two …

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DeSantis’s Migrant Stunt Angers Texas Republicans

The New York Times reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida wanted to irritate a set of wealthy, liberal elites when he flew migrants to Martha’s Vineyard from Texas, delivering them a slice of the humanitarian crisis simmering along the nation’s southern border. But Mr. DeSantis’s stunt also annoyed an entirely different group — fellow Republicans in Austin, including some of …

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TX Drivers To Get “Patriotic” Pamphlet On State History

The Texas Tribune reports: A committee charged with producing a “patriotic” telling of Texas history approved a 15-page pamphlet last month that will now be distributed to new Texas drivers. The advisory committee — named the 1836 Project after the year Texas gained its independence from Mexico — was created last year with the passing of House Bill 2497. “We …

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