Gov. Greg Abbott says in inauguration speech Legislature will prioritize budget surplus, schools and power grid
Abbott is on track to becoming Texasโ second-longest-serving governor, behind Rick Perry, who served more than 14 years. Abbott enters his third term after a decisive reelection win in November.
Beto OโRourkeโs campaign reflects on failed governor race
In a press call Monday, OโRourkeโs team reflected on its failures during the election, but said Gov. Greg Abbott had the advantage with his ability to attract media attention and rely onโ established narrativesโ that historically favor Republicans.
Gov. Greg Abbott leads Beto OโRourke by 5 percentage points in new poll
The latest survey also gave Republican incumbents single-digit leads in two other statewide races. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led Democrat Mike Collier by 7 points, and Attorney General Ken Paxton registered a 5-point advantage over Democrat Rochelle Garza.
Beto OโRourke swears at Greg Abbott supporter who heckled him over Uvalde shooting
OโRourke confronted a heckler at a campaign event Wednesday who laughed while he was talking about the Uvalde school shooting, telling the person, โIt may be funny to you, motherfucker, but it is not funny to me.โ
Gov. Greg Abbott says federal government should cover cost of educating undocumented students in Texas public schools
Abbott expanded on comments he made about how he wants to โresurrectโ the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe, which guaranteed that public schools would educate all students regardless of citizenship status.
Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigations into families of trans kids
District Judge Amy Clark Meachum said the governorโs directive for the state child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children was โbeyond the scope of his authority and unconstitutional.โ The statewide injunction will remain in effect until the case is heard in July.
Fighting care for transgender kids shifts from a fringe issue to a litmus test for Texas Republicans
The issue is no longer contained to just the partyโs fringes โ and it is unlikely to go away any time soon as the national fervor grows, Gov. Greg Abbottโs directive faces legal challenges and it factors prominently into a slew of GOP primary runoffs.
Beto OโRourke announces $7.2 million in fundraising in first 46 days of campaign; Greg Abbott touts $18.9 million over last six months
The latest fundraising figures in the governorโs race confirm whatโs long been seen as the state of play: OโRourke is a strong fundraiser, but Abbott, with over $65 million saved up, is on another level.
Gov. Greg Abbott sticks with hands-off approach to COVID-19 as omicron spreads
Abbottโs office says vaccines are the best defense to the pandemic, however, the governor has rarely spoken about vaccines in recent months other than to push back against mandates. He did not respond to a question about whether he got the booster.
Texas universities with federal contracts are caught between Greg Abbott and Joe Biden over COVID-19 vaccine mandates
While some universities in other states that hold federal contracts have mandated vaccines for all employees, many Texas universities, which collectively have billions in federal contracts, are still reviewing the executive order before it goes into effect Dec. 8.
Beto OโRourke on Matthew McConaughey: โI donโt know how he feels about any of the issuesโ
In a Texas Tribune Festival interview, the former member of Congress discussed the fight for voting rights, his takeaways from his last two runs for office and speculation about his becoming a candidate for governor.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has colossal $55 million war chest for 2022 reelection bid
Abbottโs campaign coffers hit the balance after he raised over $18.7 million during the last 10 days of June, his campaign announced Thursday. The campaign said the cash-on-hand total was larger โthan any other statewide candidate in Texas history.โ
Former legislative leaders from both parties oppose Abbott veto of legislative funding as state defends him
In a new court filing, the attorney general's office said the governor properly used his veto power when he nixed funding for the Legislature in response to House Democrats walkout over a Republican priority bill on elections.
Gov. Greg Abbott says more apprehensions, drug seizures justify a border wall. Advocates say he's misrepresenting the numbers.
The governor said Texas needs to build a border wall to reduce migrant apprehensions and fentanyl seizures. But immigration and drug treatment experts say Abbott's oversimplifying the issue.
Texas officials knew foster children were illegally placed in an unsafe shelter. It didn't end until a whistleblower came forward.
State officials knew children were being illegally housed in an unlicensed facility but did not notify the court, despite a mandate from a federal court judge that came as part of a decade-long class action lawsuit against the state on the behalf of foster children.