The Texas governor gained national attention by busing migrants to Democratic cities. Now he’s paving the way for President Trump’s mass-deportation campaign.
We’re getting a better look what the top priorities are for Texas voters from a snapshot from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The results explain many of Governor Greg Abbott’s emergency items to the legislature and explain why he’s holding events around the state trying to build support for one more controversial item.
If the author and all co-authors vote for House Bill 3, it would pass the lower chamber. The controversial program, also called school choice, would use public money to pay for children’s private school tuition.
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate the April 2023 Lotto Texas draw in which a single player guaranteed it would win a $95 million jackpot by purchasing virtually every one of the 25.
Two education savings account plans are working their way through the legislature, but lawmakers differ on key details.
Gov. Greg Abbott believes the Texas House will pass a school choice bill. On Wednesday, 75 Republicans signed on to co-author HB3. The House must still decide on which school choice bill to support. AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House has enough votes to pass school choice legislation, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday.
Some state budget writers are questioning how much longer Texas should continue pouring money into Gov. Greg Abbott’s $11 billion border security crackdown.
Attorney Monica Piñon has watched the property value and taxes on her duplex rise dramatically since she bought her Old East Dallas home in 2016 – and last year’s big tax cut, heralded as “historic” by Gov.
Kennedy said vaccines can protect children and contribute to community immunity, but the decision should still be parents'. Abbott hasn't mentioned them.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has not ruled out the possibility of deploying bounty hunters to assist law enforcement in apprehending suspected undocumented immigrants. When asked by Newsweek whether he would support such a policy, Abbott's office indicated the governor is open to various enforcement measures.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said school choice won't take away funding from Texas high school football, but many coaches are skeptics.
The Texas State Senate and House unveiled their proposed 2026-2027 state budgets on Wednesday, neither of which include funding for the higher education institutional enhancement fund which provided the state's universities with $423 million worth of funding in the past two years.