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Abbott gave Trump credit when Texas closed a border site for booking migrants.
Average monthly bookings at the Jim Hogg County facility, located between Laredo and McAllen, has dropped by more than half ...
Texas House approves $1B private school voucher plan, marking major victory for Gov. Greg Abbott
While the House and Senate still need to agree on a final plan, the vote was a huge victory for the governor, who has pushed ...
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Texas Muslims Want to Build Homes and a Mosque. The Governor Says No.
The reason? It would be anchored by a mosque. “To be clear, Shariah law is not allowed in Texas,” the Republican governor wrote on social media in late February, reposting a video advertising ...
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces he’s running for fourth term
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will run for a fourth term of his influential role as lieutenant governor, he announced Friday, touting ...
Texas governor under fire after pushing special election to November
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that the special election to fill the seat vacated following the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner will be held on Nov. 4.
Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson lobby Texas lawmakers for $500 million in movie, TV incentives
At the Texas Capitol, actor and Texas natives Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson made their pitch to state Senators of ...
Texas Governor Sets November Election to Fill Heavily Democratic House Seat
Democrats have argued that Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, did not act faster to fill the vacant seat because he didn’t want ...
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces re-election bid
If Patrick wins re-election in 2026, it would make him the second-longest serving lieutenant governor in Texas history, after Bill Hobby, who held the office for 18 years. Patrick also shared in ...
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Abbott calls for special election in 18th Congressional District
HOUSTON — The governor of Texas called for a special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant after the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner after accusing Harris County of poorly-run ...
More oversight of state colleges, rollback of faculty influence clears Texas Senate
An effort to give politically connected appointees more control over state universities — including over what’s taught and how schools are following laws — advanced in the Texas Senate Tuesday. The ...