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14 Feb 2023, 8:31 am by Irene
Known as Operation Lone Star, the project was launched by Governor Greg Abbott in March 2021 as the illegal immigration crisis gripped his border state. [read post]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardoned former US Army Sergeant Daniel Perry on Thursday after the Texas Parole Board unanimously recommended a pardon for the ex-soldier who was convicted of killing armed protester Garrett Foster at an Austin Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020. [read post]
21 May 2012, 9:14 am by Steve Hall
Forced to go public by an order from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, state prison officials late Friday disclosed that they have enough lethal drugs on hand to carry out as many as 23 executions. [read post]
11 Jan 2008, 7:59 am
  LINKTexas Attorney General Greg Abbott launched an investigation Thursday into whether Harris County's top prosecutor, Chuck Rosenthal, violated state laws by using a government computer for campaign activities. [read post]
10 Jul 2023, 8:47 am by Greta Ravitsky and Mason Gardner
Texas Regulatory Consistency Act On June 13, 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2127, the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act (the “Act” or “H.B. 2127”), which amends various Texas statutory codes, including the Labor Code, and preempts local lawmaking in various statutorily governed areas to assert Texas’s “sovereign regulatory powers. [read post]
A disability rights group filed a complaint in federal district court on Tuesday against Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting government agencies from issuing a mask mandate. [read post]
1 Sep 2023, 11:56 am by Jon L. Gelman
The decision is also a setback for Governor Greg Abbott, who signed the law into effect in June. [read post]
1 Nov 2013, 12:24 pm by Libbie Canter
By Paul Swain & Libbie Canter Last week, dating website PlentyOfFish withdrew its offer to buy bankrupt rival True.com, citing concerns raised by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott that the sale would violate True.com’s privacy policy and expose its members to unexpected privacy risks. [read post]
1 Apr 2020, 2:41 am by Daniel Klapper
On March 22, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order that: applies throughout the State and to all surgeries and procedures that are not immediately medically necessary, including routine dermatological, ophthalmological, and dental procedures, as well as most scheduled healthcare procedures that are not immediately medically necessary such as orthopedic surgeries or any type of abortion that is not medically necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother. [read post]
22 Mar 2020, 7:54 pm by Brook Fulks
Shortly after a press conference by Governor Greg Abbott, Dallas County County Judge Clay Jenkins issued his Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins titled “Stay Home Stay Safe” which states in part: All individuals currently living within Dallas County are ordered to shelter at their place of residence. . . [read post]
4 Dec 2014, 3:19 pm by David S. Jones
Not two weeks after the President announced his executive action on immigration, 17 states, including Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin, led by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, are challenging the executive action under the U.S. [read post]
27 Mar 2017, 12:23 pm by [email protected]
Texas governor Greg Abbott spoke in favor of making offenses against police officers hate crimes after a sniper killed five police officers in Dallas last July. [read post]
The Texas Legislature, which meets every other year, pushed a changed to its data breach notification law at the end of the session in late May, and yesterday Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law. [read post]
3 Apr 2020, 6:57 am by Philip Silberman
Greg Abbott signed an executive order consolidating its local predecessors and limiting non-essential activity until April 30, 2020. [read post]
3 Apr 2020, 6:57 am by Philip Silberman
Greg Abbott signed an executive order consolidating its local predecessors and limiting non-essential activity until April 30, 2020. [read post]
5 Jun 2015, 10:23 am by Aimee Hess
The Texas legislature sent a new bill, HB 1436,  to Texas Governor Greg Abbott on May 28, 2015. [read post]
27 Mar 2017, 12:23 pm by [email protected]
Texas governor Greg Abbott spoke in favor of making offenses against police officers hate crimes after a sniper killed five police officers in Dallas last July. [read post]
4 May 2020, 1:41 pm by Greta Ravitsky and Anastasia A. Regne
As we previously reported, on Monday, April 27, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Phase One of his much anticipated plan to reopen Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19. [read post]
7 Oct 2015, 6:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Greg Abbott has reversed Rick Perry's decision to defy the federal government over implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). [read post]
26 Aug 2017, 3:11 pm
Greg Abbott will now allow adult Texans to carry around long-bladed weapons, according to KPRC-TV. [read post]