Greg Abbott

Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas School Mask Mandate Ban

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a ban on mask mandates in Texas schools. Judge Lee Yeakel of the…

2 years ago

Bill To Ban Vaccine Mandates Fails In Texas Legislature

A bill to ban vaccine mandates by businesses failed in the Texas legislature on Tuesday morning after failing to garner…

3 years ago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Ban On Vaccine Mandates

Gov. Greg Abbott's (R-Texas) has signed an executive order banning vaccine mandates. The order comes as President Joe Biden's recent…

3 years ago

George Floyd Recommended For Posthumous Pardon Due To Fabricated Evidence

George Floyd could receive a posthumous full pardon, after a recommendation by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, for…

3 years ago

Allen West, Texas GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Who Opposes Vaccine Mandates, Hospitalized With COVID-19

Allen West, a candidate for the Texas Republican gubernatorial nomination, was hospitalized with COVID-19 on Sunday. "No complaints. I'm just…

3 years ago

Court Of Appeals Reinstates Texas’ Restrictive Abortion Law

On Friday, the federal court of appeals temporarily reinstated Texas' restrictive abortion law, which a federal court had blocked two…

3 years ago

Beto O’Rourke Not Surprised McConaughey Beats Abbott In Hypothetical Race

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) isn't surprised that actor Matthew McConaughey beat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in a hypothetical…

3 years ago

Texas Announces Audit Of 4 Largest Counties In 2020 Election

The Texas Secretary of state’s department announced Thursday it would conduct an election audit in the state’s four largest counties.…

3 years ago

Beto O’Rourke Expected To Run For Governor Of Texas

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D) is reportedly preparing to run for governor of Texas next year and is expected to…

3 years ago

Gov. Abbott Says Texas Will ‘Eliminate All Rapists’ Despite Having Highest Number Of Rapes In Nation

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) on Tuesday claimed that his state's restrictive new abortion law doesn't force victims of rape to…

3 years ago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs GOP Voting Restriction Bill

On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) signed an election bill that adds more voting restrictions on the state's citizens, three…

3 years ago

Texas Education Agency Won’t Enforce Gov. Abbott’s Mask Mandate Ban

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced on Thursday that state public schools will no longer enforce Gov. Greg Abbott’s mask…

3 years ago

Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Blames Blacks For COVID-19 Surge

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-Texas) is facing a backlash from his Thursday night interview with Fox News, where he…

3 years ago

Texas Supreme Court Supports Gov. Abbott’s Mask Mandate Ban

On Sunday, the Texas Supreme Court blocked the effort to establish mask mandates in two Texas counties in defiance of…

3 years ago

Texas Democrats Pressure Moderate Democratic Senators To Push For Voting Reform

Texas Democrats, who fled their own state on Monday in an attempt to stop restrictive GOP voting bills, are in…

3 years ago

Texas House GOP Sends Law Enforcement To Find Democrats Who Fled State Over Voter Law

Texas House Republicans on Tuesday agreed to send state police to track down the 58 Democratic lawmakers who left Austin…

3 years ago

Texas Museum Cancels Book Event About History Of Slavery In The State

The Bullock Texas State History Museum canceled an event for Forget the Alamo, a book that analyzes slavery's role in…

3 years ago

Arch Conservative Allen West To Challenge Texas Gov. Greg Abbott For GOP Nomination

Allen West, the chair of the Texas GOP, has announced his plans to challenge incumbent Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for…

3 years ago

Ted Cruz Calls Critical Race Theory ‘Racist As Klansmen In White Sheets’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said that critical race theory is "every bit as racist as Klansmen in white sheets" at…

3 years ago

Trump To Visit U.S.-Mexican Border To Highlight Migrant Issues

Former President Donald Trump has announced he will be visiting the Texas-Mexico border on June 30 with Gov. Greg Abbott…

3 years ago