Texas, Greg Abbott and special session
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The Texas Tribune on MSNRiding political wins, a once-restrained Gov. Greg Abbott is increasingly steamrolling foes
The third-term governor appears determined to win any battle — even if it means scorched-earth primary crusades or trying to boot duly elected legislators from office.
Gov. Greg Abbott, in adding redistricting to the special session agenda, cited a letter from the Justice Department claiming that four Texas districts were unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered.
Under Butt’s leadership, H-E-B has grown into a $46 billion Texas powerhouse known for disaster relief, education funding, and community giving.
On Wednesday, July 30, the Texas Senate held its first vote on Senate Bill 5, a bill that aims to ban all THC in Texas and is eerily similar to Senate Bill 3, which Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in June. The bill passed with a vote of 21-8, and Sen. José Menéndez (D-San Antonio) was one of the eight senators who voted against the bill .
Some people are being hard on Gov. Greg Abbott for attempting to redistrict Texas, but we should cut him some slack. The “boss” has called, and it’s the governor’s job to serve the president of the United States.
The Peachtree Trust in West Lake Hills gave Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's campaign one of the four $1M checks he received in June.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that Texas will add new checkpoints for trucks entering the state from Mexico after over 50 migrants died in connection with an abandoned tractor-trailer found ...