Political Quotes

Greg Abbott

The Public Record

Greg Wayne Abbott is the 48th Governor of Texas, having taken office on January 20, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Abbott previously served as the Attorney General of Texas from 2002 to 2015, where he focused on issues such as consumer protection and immigration enforcement. As governor, he has prioritized conservative policies, including tax cuts, education reform, and gun rights.

Quotes by year · 20082026434 total · peak 2025 (149)
2008: 1 quote2011: 21 quotes2013: 1 quote2014: 3 quotes2015: 2 quotes2016: 3 quotes2018: 3 quotes2020: 12 quotes2021: 93 quotes2022: 71 quotes2023: 19 quotes2024: 10 quotes2025: 149 quotes2026: 46 quotes
Sep 7, 2021

It does make it easier than ever before for anybody to go cast a ballot, that does also have wear however, make sure that it is harder for people to cheat at the ballot box in Texas.

msnbc.com
Sep 7, 2021

Let`s make something very clear. Rape is a crime. And Texas will work tirelessly to make sure that we eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas.

msnbc.com
Sep 6, 2021

The Texas law, it does make it easier than ever before for anybody to go cast a ballot. It does also, however, make sure that it is harder for people to cheat at the ballot box in Texas.

msnbc.com
Sep 6, 2021

Election integrity is now law in the state of Texas.

msnbc.com
Sep 6, 2021

So goal number one in the State of Texas, is to eliminate rape, so that no woman, no person will be a victim of rape.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 6, 2021

No one who is eligible to vote will be denied the opportunity to vote.

msnbc.com
Sep 6, 2021

It doesn`t require that at all, because, obviously, it provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.

msnbc.com
Sep 6, 2021

Goal number one in the state of Texas is to eliminate rape so that no woman, no person will be a victim of rape.

msnbc.com
Aug 30, 2021

The bill that could make Texas the toughest state in the country to vote in is now just a signature away from becoming law.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 18, 2021

Joe Biden goes after Republican governors tougher than he does the Taliban.

msnbc.com
Aug 17, 2021

Also wants you to know that I have received the COVID-19 vaccine and then maybe one reason why I`m really not feeling any symptoms right now.

msnbc.com
Aug 12, 2021

In Texas, there will not be any government imposed shutdowns or mask mandates. Everyone already knows what to do. Everyone can voluntarily implement the mandates that are safest for them, for their families, and for their businesses.

msnbc.com
Aug 11, 2021

Individual safety is managed every day as a matter of personal responsibility rather than by government mandate.

msnbc.com
Aug 11, 2021

School superintendents and county officials in the biggest cities across Texas are mandating masks despite the governor's orders.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 10, 2021

The time for mask mandates is over. It is the personal responsibility of Texans, across the state, to get the virus under control.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 10, 2021

We`re past the time of government mandates. We`re into the time for personal responsibility.

msnbc.com
Aug 9, 2021

Texans had the information and intelligence to make their own decisions on what steps to take to protect their health, and those around them.

msnbc.com
Aug 5, 2021

I think that mask mandate was a hard but good decision by the governor.

msnbc.com
Aug 4, 2021

We will not allow our freedoms to be eroded, and we will fight to protect the rights of every Texan.

texas.gov
Aug 4, 2021

I'll call another special session in the state's legislature beginning this weekend after Democratic lawmakers fled the state during the first one blocking bills they say will restrict voting rights.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 13, 2021

I can and I will continue to call special session after special session after special session all the way up until Election next year. As soon as they come back in the state of Texas, they will be arrested, they will be cabined inside the…

msnbc.com
Jul 13, 2021

President Biden and the Democrats must stop the misinformation. Texas is very simply making it easier to vote and harder to cheat.

msnbc.com
Jul 12, 2021

They`re quitters. That is not the way that Texas, Texans do things. This is not over. I will continue calling special session after special session, because overtime is going to continue until they step up to vote once they step back into…

msnbc.com
Jul 12, 2021

This is not over. I can and I will continue to call special session after special session after special session all the way up until election next year.

msnbc.com
Jul 11, 2021

One thing that we want to make sure that we have is integrity in the ballot box system. And we need to have poll watchers and monitors.

msnbc.com

Politicians like Greg Abbott