After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative session.
An Irving Independent School District administrator resigned this week after Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for his firing.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered DPS tactical strike teams to assist the Trump administration's efforts to go after illegal immigrants inside the state, as Austin law enforcement officials vow to not comply.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott received good news on one of his top policy priorities at both the federal and state levels, as the state Legislature is moving forward with an education proposal incorporating vouchers while President Donald Trump signed an executive order making school choice an urgency for the Department of Education.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is set to deliver his State of the State Address outlining his priorities for the 89th Legislature this coming Sunday.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the troops to the Rio Grande Valley, where he said they'll work side-by-side with U.S. Border Patrol agents to keep migrants from illegally entering the country. Some of those troops left from the U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth Monday morning. The others left from a base in Houston.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that additional state emergency response resources ahead of potentially heavy rainfall across the state of Texas on Wednesday and Thursday.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants.
Texas Governor Abbott mobilizes the Tactical Border Force to reinforce security along the Texas-Mexico border in collaboration with federal authorities.
Most Texans say there should be away to allow immigrants without legal authorization to remain in the U.S. if they meet certain conditions: poll.
Professor Taylor said in 2018, there was an argument San Antonio was a sanctuary city after Texas state leaders sued the city for not cooperating with federal authorities. The lawsuit was filed after 12 suspected undocumented immigrants were found in a trailer. “But that was settled without any sort of omission of guilt,” Taylor said.