Texas Governor Abbott mobilizes the Tactical Border Force to reinforce security along the Texas-Mexico border in collaboration with federal authorities.
Gov. Greg Abbott is set to lay out his priorities for the legislative session — almost certain to include private school vouchers and bail system changes — in his State of the State address this weekend.
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered the Department of Public Safety to help federal immigration agents find and arrest immigrants who have arrest warrants.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks $11.1 billion from the federal government for the state's border security expenses.
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked Congress to reimburse the state for billions of dollars in Texas taxpayer money spent on border security during former President Joe Biden’s administration. In letters Thursday to congressional leaders and the state delegation, Abbott requested more than $11 billion from Washington.
It was a change from the Republican governor's legal battles with the Biden administration. Abbott spent the last four years testing a state's ability to enforce immigration law — at times at odds with Border Patrol.
Governor Abbott is expected to lay out his plan for the current session of the Texas Legislature and other goals he hopes to achieve in the next year.
The Texas governor said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents as part of Trump's efforts to seize the offensive.
The address, setting his priorities for the Texas Legislature, will be broadcast on TV stations across the state.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott was called out by the state's largest newspaper over his recent comments related to DEI in higher education.