Greg Abbott

U.S. 03/01/21, 06:55

A Democrat that controls the White House repeatedly mispronounced the names of several Texas officials and even forgot where he was during a visit to Houston. President Joe Biden appeared to suffer from a short-term memory lapse when he forgot the time of day while speaking outside of NRG Stadium, 10 ...

New York 02/24/21, 01:54

A controversial Democrat from New York blamed the Republican Party's lack of motivation in taking an environmental theory seriously for causing power outages across Texas. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) believes if Gov. Greg Abbott took tougher action to fight climate change, the Lone Star State would have avoided suffering widespread blackouts. "Gov. ...

New York 02/18/21, 02:32

A controversial Democrat from New York suggested regulatory action against an environmental theory could have prevented power outages across Texas. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Calif.) believes the Democratic Party's resolution to fight climate change could have helped the Lone Star State avoid widespread blackouts. The congresswoman claims if the Texas state Legislature had ...

U.S. 02/14/21, 23:17

Immigration officials are investigating how multiple child sex offenders were nearly released back onto the streets, following a new presidential directive. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) almost freed two men who were already convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager and a third found guilty of acting indecently with a child. A ...

D.C. 01/22/21, 02:59

Military reserves will spend each night in a parking garage while they continue to defend the home of U.S. Congress, a federal law enforcement agency allegedly said. Capitol Police were accused of forcing the National Guard from the Capitol Complex grounds and making them sleep in a nearby parking garage. Guardsmen said ...

U.S. 05/08/20, 04:04

A Republican, who is responsible for signing bills passed by the Texas Legislature, canceled the jail penalty for breaching social distancing rules and released a mother being held for running her business. Gov. Greg Abbott has criticized a Dallas County judge for imprisoning entrepreneur Shelley Luther for reopening Salon À la ...

U.S. 03/25/20, 19:02

President Donald Trump on Wednesday, March 25, declared a major disaster exists in Texas amid concerns over the spread of the CCP Virus (Wuhan coronavirus). The declaration came two days after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the White House for the designation, saying the state needed the supplementary federal assistance to ...

U.S. 03/17/20, 03:54

Academic readiness exams will be postponed to help prevent the spread of a deadly Asian disease, the governor said. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has relieved elementary and high school students from taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test for the 2019-2020 academic year. The decision came as educational ...

U.S. 01/25/20, 10:52

Thirty-six percent more Californians moved to live in Texas in 2018 in the latest migration count according to research by the Dallas Morning News reporting on Jan. 23. According to the News, the Texas Association of Realtors reported that more than 86,000 Californians moved to Texas in 2018, placing the state ...

U.S. 01/13/20, 09:28

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday, Jan. 10, that his state will not accept new refugees in 2020. According to The Associated Press, the decision made Texas the first state to decline refugee resettlement, after President Trump signed an executive order allowing governors to refuse to do so. In a letter ...

Trending 12/31/19, 07:32

Two parish church members who carried firearms to a service prevented hundreds of fellow Texans from being shot to death on Dec. 30, an official said. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has commended two parishioners for neutralizing a gunman who killed two people at the West Freeway Church of ...

Trending 12/31/19, 07:26

New rules allowing firearms to be carried into places of worship helped prevent more lives from being lost at a Texas church shooting on Dec. 30, a religious leader said. Senior Minister Britt Farmer believes a mass shooting that rocked West Freeway Church of Christ would have ended in even greater ...

Trending 12/30/19, 05:30

A front-runner in the Democratic Party's bid for presidency was criticized for describing new rules that permit legal firearms to be brought into places of worship as "absolutely irrational" on Dec. 30. The Daily Wire exposed comments Joe Biden previously made about Texas Senate Bill 535, which allows "licensed handgun owners ...

U.S. 07/19/19, 16:43

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Thursday, June 18, signed into law a bill designed to protect Texas businesses from discrimination on the basis of the business owner's religious beliefs. The legislation, known as the "Chick-fil-A bill," is designed to prevent government entities from discriminating against businesses, organizations, or individuals on the ...

U.S. 06/21/19, 14:45

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday that he will send another 1,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border while accusing Congress of failing to take action on the growing humanitarian crisis. The governor said at an afternoon press conference among Republican leaders and Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris that ...

U.S. 06/16/19, 11:30

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has approved a spending bill that includes a $1 million public safety campaign for firearm storage. The Republican signed a $250 billion two-year budget Saturday without any line-item vetoes. It includes money for the Texas Department of Public Safety to promote a safe gun storage campaign. The National ...

U.S. 06/10/19, 14:59

Texas restaurants may soon welcome dogs in outdoor dining areas under a new state law that allows patrons to bring their furry companions at a business' discretion.Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law last week that changed the state's past stance on dogs in dining areas, the Galveston County ...

U.S. 06/06/19, 14:56

Texas will allow more teachers to have guns in school and will increase mental health services for students under bills that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Thursday as major parts of the state's response to a 2018 mass shooting at a high school near Houston.School districts will be allowed ...

U.S. 06/04/19, 16:26

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a measure into law on Tuesday that aims to eliminate the backlog of thousands of untested rape kits in Texas.Abbott's approval comes as states across the country are using legislation to bolster testing requirements and attempt to clear their own buildup of untested rape kits.The ...

U.S. 06/02/19, 14:15

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law banning red-light traffic cameras in the nation's second-largest state. House Bill 1361, authored by Republican state Rep. Jonathan Stickland, would prohibit the use of "photographic traffic signal enforcement systems." Abbott tweeted Saturday that he signed off on the ban, which takes effect ...