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30 May 2023, 3:23 am by Seán Binder
Greg Abbott, the measures would upend elections in Democrat-led Houston a few months before the city’s mayoral race in November by forcing the county to change how it runs elections and return to a previous system. [read post]
26 May 2023, 6:15 am by Edgar Chen
In response, in June 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Lonestar Infrastructure Protection Act (LSIPA) which barred Chinese, North Korean, and Russian companies from entering into agreements affecting infrastructure, effectively killing the project. [read post]
11 Apr 2023, 3:48 am by Seán Binder
  Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted on Saturday that he requested a state pardon board review the case of Daniel Perry, who was found guilty of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, Garrett Foster, at a demonstration in the summer of 2020 in Austin, Texas. [read post]
18 Nov 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The plan would require all government entities to include a clause in their contracts with businesses that they will promise to not “engage in economic boycotts. [read post]
11 Nov 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
FEC rules requiring political ads on broadcast television, cable, and radio to disclose their sponsors do not apply to political text messages. [read post]
21 Oct 2022, 3:10 pm by Michael Lowe
On September 21, 2022, the Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a press release with its accompanying Executive Order GA-42 and the news that, at least in the State of Texas, Mexican cartels are now considered to be “terrorist organizations” by state law enforcement. [read post]
21 Oct 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The story led to more questions about Kahele’s part-time job as a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines and work he was doing on the House Transportation and Armed Services Committees. [read post]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday announced he had sent two busloads of migrants to the Washington, DC residence of Vice President Kamala Harris in a show of frustration over the state of US immigration policy. [read post]
9 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Greg Abbott began offering free passage to the city with Arizona Gov. [read post]
8 Sep 2022, 5:55 am by Kaya van der Horst
One string of such claims, filed on behalf of more than 30 U.S. cities, alleged that the firearms industry’s business practices created a public nuisance by enabling guns to be sold and trafficked illegally in secondary markets. [read post]
8 Jul 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Governors Bill Lee of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, and Ron DeSantis of Florida – Republicans seeking to limit abortion rights – each received contributions from at least one of the companies or associated PACs before the court’s decision. [read post]
9 Jun 2022, 1:44 am by Michael Ehline
Statements By Texas Governor, Greg Abbott Texas Governor Greg Abbott stated that Ramos had sworn to shoot his grandmother in private messages at least 30 minutes before shooting her in the face. [read post]
31 May 2022, 2:51 pm by Simon Lester
”) Some eyebrows were raised in mid-April 2022 when Texas Governor Greg Abbott concluded MOUs with each of the four Mexican states bordering Texas, including Nuevo Leon, with the alleged intention of reducing illegal immigration, drug trafficking on their highways, and potential terrorism. [read post]
31 May 2022, 2:51 pm by Simon Lester
”) Some eyebrows were raised in mid-April 2022 when Texas Governor Greg Abbott concluded MOUs with each of the four Mexican states bordering Texas, including Nuevo Leon, with the alleged intention of reducing illegal immigration, drug trafficking on their highways, and potential terrorism. [read post]
27 May 2022, 11:55 am by Neil H. Buchanan
BuchananAmidst the ongoing wave of unrelentingly horrifying news on all fronts, I will take a mental health break by writing about ... wait for it, and please do not click away ... homeowners' insurance! [read post]
25 Apr 2022, 5:44 am by Chris Castle
After the Astroworld tragedy on November 5, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott convened a multi-disciplinary task force through the Governor’s Texas Music Office led by TMO Director Brendon Anthony to investigate Astroworld, determine guidelines on concert safety standards and practices, and create an online event production guide readily available to both the general public and concert promoters. [read post]
24 Feb 2022, 9:03 pm by Henry Miller
Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and other state agencies to investigate as “child abuse” any gender-affirming health care treatments given to children under eighteen. [read post]
25 Nov 2021, 9:03 pm by Omar Khodor
An appeals court upheld a county judge’s local mask mandate in Dallas, Texas despite Governor Greg Abbott’s insistence that he has authority to ban mask requirements statewide. [read post]
21 Nov 2021, 12:42 pm by John Floyd
Greg Abbott’s administration failed as well:   In a September 23, 2021 article in the Texas Observer titled “How Public Corruption Investigations Can Fail,” Lise Olsen pointed out that the Texas Rangers conducted 560 investigations of state and local officials between 2015 and 2020. [read post]