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Greg Abbott

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Aug 11, 2021

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

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Aug 11, 2021

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Aug 4, 2021

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

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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.

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Jul 4, 2021

Forget the Alamo examines the role slavery played leading up to the Battle of the Alamo.

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Jun 8, 2021

To keep Texas the best state in the United States of America, we must never forget why Texas became so exceptional in the first place.

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Jun 8, 2021

The 1836 Project promotes patriotic education about Texas and ensures that the generations to come understand Texas values.

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May 26, 2021

We’re expecting the Texas Republican anti voting bill to potentially be even more draconian than the Georgia Republican anti-voting bill that passed last month.

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May 25, 2021

Because that’s the priority for the Republican governor and legislators who made it harder for adults in Texas to cast a ballot than to carry a handgun.

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May 20, 2021

Now, we`re about to make it law.

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Apr 19, 2021

Government should not require any Texan to show proof of vaccination, and reveal private health information just to go about their daily lives.

msnbc.com
Apr 7, 2021

They need to stay out of politics.

msnbc.com
Apr 4, 2021

Baseball has adopted what he called a false narrative about Georgia's new law, the Democrats claim restricts voting rights.

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Mar 24, 2021

Recent decisions by your administration are emboldening dangerous cartels, smugglers, and human traffickers to ramp up their criminal operations.

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