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Gov. Greg Abbott takes shot at Houston judges as Texas legislative session kicks off

The Texas governor has long pushed for state lawmakers to end what he calls “easy bail policies” in places like Houston.

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 12h

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott talks to state senators about legislative priorities

The legislative session got underway on Tuesday. Gov. Greg Abbott got things started in the Senate. South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested as agencies probe his short-lived martial law decree Social Security will have these additional benefits in 2025 Major coffee chain announces rule change to target annoying customer habit NFL News: Baker Mayfield,

KVUE-TV Austin on MSN · 18h

Gov. Abbott opens 89th Texas legislative session

There were some light moments in the governor's address of the Texas Senate, but he quickly turned to a more serious tone.

Texas Gov. Abbott orders flags to full-staff

CBS Texas on MSN · 1d

Texas Gov. Abbott orders flags to full-staff for Trump's inauguration despite national mourning for Carter

DALLAS - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed that American flags on state property be flown at full staff to mark President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week, bypassing the national mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter. The move has sparked both praise and criticism on social media.

YAHOO!News · 1d

Gov. Greg Abbott orders all flags raised to "full-staff" in Texas for Trump's inauguration

In a statement released on Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the U.S. flag should be displayed "especially on Inauguration Day."

Austin American-Statesman · 2d

Will flags be at half-staff for Trump's inauguration? Abbott orders Texas to raise flags

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all flags to be raised to full-staff at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings on Inauguration Day.

Texas House chooses Dustin Burrows as speaker

Chron on MSN · 19h

Rep. Dustin Burrows elected Texas House Speaker in blow to Abbott, Paxton

State Representative Dustin Burrows will sit at the helm of the Texas House after a contentious race to determine who would lead the lower legislative chamber. Burrows' victory marks a devastating blow for GOP frontrunner David Cook (R-Mansfield),

The Washington Post · 19h

Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right

Instead, new House Speaker Dustin Burrows won the job with the support of Democrats, who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened right.

USA Today · 21h

Texas House elects Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clenched the speakership of the Texas House on Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role. As expected, Burrows relied on a coalition of Democratic and Republican members to win,

The Texas Tribune on MSN17h

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban

Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke ...

Amarillo Globe-News on MSN21h

Gov. Greg Abbott visits Canadian for West Texas wildfire update Tuesday

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the Panhandle Tuesday in Canadian to offer an update on the devastation from the West ...

San Antonio Current1h

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to fire Texas A&M president over alleged DEI event

EXCLUSIVE: Texas A&M is sponsoring a trip to a DEI conference that prohibits whites and Asians from attending. The university ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Gov. Greg Abbott appoints Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Shawn Thierry to juvenile justice board

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday appointed outgoing state Rep. Shawn Thierry, who recently switched from the Democrat to Republican ...

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Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president over alleged DEI law violation: 'Hell, no'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday called out Texas A&M President Mark Welsh over the school allegedly violating state law.

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Texas firefighters, first responders to aid in LA wildfires, Gov. Abbott says

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says state departments will send firefighters and other first responders to aid in the southern ...

Houston Public Media21h

Greg Abbott appoints Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Shawn Thierry to Texas’ juvenile justice board

Thierry, from Houston, became a Republican cause celebré for breaking with Democrats over her views on transgender rights.

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Texas A&M cancels conference trip excluding White and Asian students after governor backlash

Texas A&M University canceled a trip to a Chicago conference on Tuesday after an application was discovered to have excluded White and Asian colleagues.

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