Tag: Greg Abbott
Texan shot dead by ICE agent months before killings in Minneapolis, records show
Three months into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation undertaking, an ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in South Padre Island, long before...
Early voting for the 2026 primaries begins Tuesday. Here’s what to know.
Voting for the 2026 primaries starts Tuesday. Texas Republican and Democrat voters will pick which candidate they want to represent their interests and their...
Comptroller candidate Don Huffines’ family owns former Epstein ranch in New Mexico
The family of Don Huffines, a former Republican Texas senator who is now campaigning to become the state’s comptroller, bought the disgraced Jeffrey Epstein’s...
Abbott expands list of banned technologies at UH – The Cougar
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Twenty-six technologies have been prohibited for Texas state employees and devices under an order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 26....
Texas Supreme Court primaries: Who is running and what to know
Editor’s note: To help readers learn more about primary candidates, The Texas Tribune is sharing background information on top candidates. In particularly crowded races,...
Abbott directs education commissioner to investigate Austin ISD student ICE protests
article AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called on the state's education commissioner to investigate a series of student-led...
Texas has stopped state agencies and universities from filing new H-1B visa applications. Here’s what that means.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all public universities and state agencies to halt processing any new H-1B visas, a move experts argued throws into...
Hundreds of Texas public school students walk out to protest ICE killings
Hundreds of Texas public school students walked out of classes on Friday as part of a national movement protesting immigration enforcement in the wake...
Texas winter storm: Gov. Abbott adds 85 counties to disaster declaration
The order and complete list of counties covered by the declaration can be found here. What they're saying: LIVE UPDATES |...
How Texas is getting ready for this weekend’s winter storm
DALLAS – Nearly five years after Winter Storm Uri sparked widespread power outages and killed hundreds of Texans, officials and residents are once more...
