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Texas Gov. Abbott orders civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state
Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional ...
Abbott says blue-state gerrymandering ‘distorted’ US politics after Democrats flee Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) defended his state’s controversial redistricting move as necessary, given the Democrats’ own ...
4 key takeaways from our investigation into Greg Abbott's Texas border grant spending
The Express-News and the Houston Chronicle pieced together the most detailed picture to date of spending under Greg Abbott's ...
Texas bans soda and candy purchases with SNAP benefits beginning April 2026, Gov. Abbott says
Texans participating in a federal program that helps low-income individuals and families buy food will no longer be allowed ...
Greg Abbott issues update on Texas raising property taxes
In June Governor Abbott signed two bills that, if approved by Texan voters in November, would grant property tax cuts to many ...
Texas Governor Vows to Replace Democrats Absent at Monday Redistricting Vote
The more than 50 Democratic members of the Texas legislature left the state on Sunday to deny Republicans the quorum ...
Texas Gov. Abbott orders civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP-drawn congressional map
Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional ...
Trump says Republicans are ‘entitled’ to 5 more seats in Texas redistricting
President Donald Trump said Republicans deserve to redraw the Texas electoral map. “I got the highest vote in the history of ...