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Texas Gov. Abbott claims FBI is going to search for Texas House Democrats
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that he had heard that the FBI will search for Texas House Democrats who left the state ...
Texas Gov. Abbott orders civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP-drawn congressional map
Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional ...
Abbott says blue-state gerrymandering ‘distorted’ US politics after Democrats flee Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) defended his state’s controversial redistricting move as necessary, given the Democrats’ own ...
4 key takeaways from our investigation into Greg Abbott's Texas border grant spending
The Express-News and the Houston Chronicle pieced together the most detailed picture to date of spending under Greg Abbott's ...
Texas bans soda and candy purchases with SNAP benefits beginning April 2026, Gov. Abbott says
Texans participating in a federal program that helps low-income individuals and families buy food will no longer be allowed ...
Greg Abbott issues update on Texas raising property taxes
In June Governor Abbott signed two bills that, if approved by Texan voters in November, would grant property tax cuts to many ...
Texas Republicans could have a hard time enforcing threats against Democrats who left
Dozens of Texas Democrats had barely left the state to stall a vote on a redrawn congressional map when Republicans started ...
Senator Cornyn Says FBI Will Help Track Down Texas Democrats Who Fled Over Redistricting Vote
The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a collective effort to thwart ...