The mother of a young father killed in a Houston road rage shooting is speaking out after Governor Greg Abbott announced a new task force targeting repeat violent offenders.

Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign a bail reform package in Houston on Tuesday.

United States District Judge Rolando Olvera sentenced Tomás Yarrington Ruvalcaba, former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, on Wednesday to 108 months or nine years for money laundering non-drug related proceeds, KPRC 2 learned Wednesday.

As the Dallas Cowboys faced off against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC divisional round game Sunday night, a tweet from Gov. Greg Abbott seemed to stun both supporters and opponents of the Texas leader.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Wednesday that he's banned the use of the social media platform TikTok on any government-issued devices as he claims the "threat of the Chinese Communist Party gaining access to critical U.S. information and infrastructure continues to grow."

A new poll reveals that support for Gov. Greg Abbott is declining in comparison to his potential challengers Beto O’Rourke and Matthew McConaughey.

The lights at the Texas Governor’s Mansion in Austin will be blue this week in honor of police officers.

HOUSTON – Matthew McConaughey said he was truly considering a run for Texas governor during an interview with Crime Stoppers Houston. “I’m looking into now, what is my leadership role?” asked McConaughey. “Because I do think I have some things to teach and share. Ad“I don’t know,” McConaughey said. It would be up to the people more than it would be me.”Republican Greg Abbott currently holds the governor’s seat in Texas, but re-election in the state happens in 2022.

If the recent arctic blast and power outages resulted in damage to your home or business, the state of Texas wants to hear from you. Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management are asking Texans to complete a Self Reporting Damage Survey, according to a press release. The voluntary survey does not replace reporting damage to an insurance agency and does not guarantee disaster relief assistance, according to the state. Ad“I urge Texans to fill out the Self Reporting Damage Survey and provide crucial information on the winter weather impacts to their home or property,” said Abbott. The form also asks individuals to identify the type of damage and to upload photos of the damage.

HOUSTON – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Iran has increased cyber attacks up to 10,000 times per minute over the last two days against state agency computers. “I have the full faith and trust that our soldiers on today’s battlefield are going to do everything they can to toe that line to protect the United States,” he said. He said in addition to the threat of cyber attacks, Houston is not immune from other threats if the conflict between the United States and Iran escalates. “Petrochemical, Houston Ship Channel, oil and gas industry, how many millions of people could you affect rapidly.”Grantham said, “over at Fort Sam Houston, the army headquarters for north command, that’s in charge of response here in the United States, you know they gotta be on full alert.”