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10 Jun 2023, 2:15 pm by Eugene Volokh
Warren, decided yesterday by the Texas Court of Appeals (Austin), Chief Justice Darlene Byrne, joined by Justices Gisela Triana and Edward Smith: In the underlying proceeding, appellee Kelcy Warren sued appellant Robert Francis O'Rourke for defamation, alleging that O'Rourke legally defamed him by making statements during O'Rourke's gubernatorial campaign that equated Warren's political donations to Governor Greg Abbott with crimes. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 3:33 am by Seán Binder
  OTHER DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS Texas plans to install floating barriers in the middle of the Rio Grande in a bid to block migrants from crossing the river into the United States, Governor Greg Abbott announced yesterday. [read post]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 14 on Friday, which bans gender-affirming care for minors and places restrictions on children already taking gender-affirming prescription drugs. [read post]
3 Jun 2023, 12:19 pm by Daniel M. Kowalski
Greg Abbott’s goal is to overwhelm these cities with new arrivals, he appears for now to be succeeding. [read post]
2 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Text messages from four officials, including those directly in the governor’s office and with leadership positions in state agencies. [read post]
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]
19 May 2023, 5:57 am by Joseph Nunn
Both President Joe Biden and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have responded to this change by expanding the already large military missions that their respective governments maintain at the U.S. [read post]
18 May 2023, 9:05 pm by Nabil Shaikh
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill into law banning the social media application TikTok in the state. [read post]
11 May 2023, 3:04 am by Seán Binder
It is unclear whether Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott will issue a pardon, as he previously said he would. [read post]
At the state level, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a press release, “our hearts are with the people of Allen, Texas tonight during this unspeakable tragedy. [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]
30 Mar 2023, 11:46 am by Ilya Somin
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, whose state is spearheading the lawsuit, has also noted the severe economic crisis in Venezuela, which he (rightly) blames on socialism. [read post]
23 Feb 2023, 4:00 am by The Petrie-Flom Center Staff
Prior to the start of the 2021 term, one Texas school district altered its dress code to include face coverings, effectively getting around Governor Greg Abbott’s school mask ban. [read post]
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]
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]
10 Feb 2023, 9:52 am by Stefan J. Padfield
As reported by America First Legal (here), Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s office recently issued a memo reminding state agencies and universities that “federal and state law forbid discrimination against a current or prospective employee because of that person’s race, color,... [read post]
7 Feb 2023, 8:10 pm by Chris Castle
TikTok Lobbyist Michael Beckerman Governor Greg Abbott today announced a statewide model security plan for Texas state agencies to address vulnerabilities presented by the use of TikTok and other software on personal and state-issued devices. [read post]