"Those policies were abandoned by the Biden administration and in their place, the Biden administration has imposed open border policies, that has led to this incredible influx of people who have come across the border," added Abbott. Texas Attorney GeneralKen Paxton, Texas Department of Public S...
“We stand in solidarity with our fellow Governor, Greg Abbott, and the State of Texas in utilizing every tool and strategy, to secure the border,” they wrote. “We do it in part because the Biden Administration is refusing to enforce immigration laws already on the books and is illegally...
Abbott called lawmakers to begin the session at 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday. It’s the fourth special session of this 88th Legislature. Related Content Tension on House floor stalls debate on border bill Texas Senate votes to spend $1.5B on border wall He said he also wants lawmakers t...
The bill won't take effect until Sept. 1. Terri Burke, executive director of the ACLU of Texas, said "we will fight this assault in the courts" and the ballot box. Abbott said key provisions of the bill had already been tested at the U.S. Supreme Court, which struck down several c...
Abbott told "60 Minutes" earlier this year that Texas is "enforcing the laws that are the policy of the United States Congress" with Operation Lone Star. Earlier this month, Trump announced Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in his first term, woul...
The resolution asks Abbott to recognize that local school boards “have the exclusive authority to determine whether face coverings should be required to ensure the safety of students and staff.” “The resolution reiterates the declaration of emergency by Hidalgo County regarding...
A growing number of sheriffs in Texas say they are refusing to follow a recent executive order requiring face masks in public. Governor Greg Abbott's mandate aims to slow the spread of coronavirus, as cases in the state soar.
To reduce the cost of testing for New Yorkers and expand the number of sites, the State is providing access to Abbott BinaxNow tests at cost to some providers and working with the Real Estate Board of New York, Business Improvement Districts and other partners across the state to identify ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott praised the voters who defeated the measure, saying they "showed values still matter." In the race for Houston's next mayor, veteran state Rep. Sylvester Turner and Bill King, a former mayor of a Houston suburb, will meet in a Dec. 12 runoff. It was one of mo...
Demagogues like DeSantis, Cruz (who filed a billlast yearto designate the Vineyard, Nantucket and other "liberal" spots as ports of entry for immigration), and Texas Gov, Greg Abbott (who's beensendingbusloads of migrants to New York City and Washington D.C.) want us to b...