Abbott similarly threatened Dallas County in 2015 over how the local jail worked with federal immigration authorities. But he never gave a deadline then andultimately never withheld any funding to Dallas jails, and even went so far as to claim he had. Houston law enforcement officials could also...
“We must pass laws that will enhance the safety of all Texans by increasing funding for strategic border barriers and mirroring the federal immigration laws President Joe Biden refuses to enforce. Texas will also arrest people for illegal entry into our state from a foreign nation, and au...
"Your success is really America's success. We need this to work. Obviously, we'd like to see the old policies of the previous administration simply put back in," said DeSantis. Governor Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are meeting with state and local officials as well as law enf...
Jefferson's position is just common sense. We cannot be a government of, by and for the people if 9 unelected Americans in black robes can act as an oligarchy and impose their biased vision of the law on 317 million Americans. That is not what the Founding Fathers intended. Nonetheless, ...
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...
Abbott has won by double digits in past elections (KXAN Photo) Polls largely favored Republicans over Democrats on the issue of border securityand immigration. CATCH UP: Abbott and O’Rourke split on abortion, power grid, guns in governor’s debate ...
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 components of Arizona's law but allowed the provision permitting police to ask about immigration status....
Governor Greg Abbott has suspended a statute concerning appearance before a notary public to acknowledge real-estate instruments. This suspension will...
Abbott’s "prohibition against mask and vaccination mandates have not gone over well with Texans," Hinojosa continued. "And with the abortion law, Republicans have raised the anger level of Texas women higher than anyone has ever seen before." ...
(Reuters) - Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick on Thursday called for Governor Greg Abbott to use his emergency powers to roll back high storm power pricing that has roiled the state's electricity industry. Patrick, who presides over the state senate, has become the biggest p...