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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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Feb 17, 2021

This shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America. Texas is blessed with multiple sources of energy such as natural gas and oil and nuclear as well as solar and wind. But you saw from what Troy said…

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Feb 16, 2021

ERCOT stands for Electric Reliability Council of Texas and they showed that they were not reliable.

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Feb 16, 2021

This shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal. It is essential that we, as a country remain where we continue to provide access to fossil fuels for heating, for taking care of our homes.

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Oct 1, 2020

He has proclaimed -- a proclamation today that there could only be one drop-off location per county as of tomorrow.

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Jul 9, 2020

I think the numbers are going to look worse as we go into next week. And we need to make sure that there's going to be plenty of hospital beds available in the Houston area.

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Jul 6, 2020

The four days leading up to the Fourth of July combined were the four deadliest days that we've had. My concern is that we may see greater fatalities going forward.

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Jul 2, 2020

Even Goldman Sachs has come out and said that wearing a mask is one of the most important things we can do for our economic recovery, at this point.

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Jul 2, 2020

You can't have a sustainable economic recovery if you don't get the outbreak under control because if people are getting sick and people are afraid of getting sick, they're not going to go to businesses, et cetera.

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Jul 1, 2020

We have the ability to keep businesses open and move our economy forward--but it requires each of us to do our part to protect one another.

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Jun 23, 2020

Because the spread is so rampant right now, there is never a reason for you to have to leave your home unless you do need to go out. The safest place for you is at your home.

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Jun 16, 2020

Government cannot require individuals to wear masks. However . . . local governments can require stores and businesses to require masks.

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Jun 15, 2020

Judge Wolff and I have a philosophical difference. He believes in government mandates. I believe in personal responsibility.

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May 17, 2020

In Houston, they were issuing fines and potential jail time for anybody who refused to wear a mask.

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Mar 18, 2020

These executive orders will help us mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of our communities.

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May 17, 2018

One was a CO2 device. Another was a Molotov cocktail. And there are various other types of explosive devices that have been identified, both in a home as well as in a vehicle.

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May 17, 2018

The weapons used in this attack, there are two weapons. One was a shotgun and the other is a .38 revolver. Neither of these weapons were owned or legally possessed by the shooter. It's my information that both of these weapons were…

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May 17, 2018

The shooter has information contained in journals on his computer and his cell phone that he said that not only did he want to commit the shooting, but he wanted to commit suicide after the shooting.

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Jun 2, 2016

I've seen too many stories about people who go around barricades only to drive into fast moving water and get swept away.

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Feb 16, 2015

I'm proud to report that late last night, a federal judge halted the president's executive action plan.

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Jun 24, 2014

Texas voter ID laws should go into effect immediately because SCOTUS struck down Section 4 of VRA today.

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Feb 18, 2014

You know, it's funny how reactive the Davis campaign is to this. It shows that he's driven a wedge and exposed the fraud that they've displayed on second amendment-based issues. And so Ted Nugent was a way to expose Wendy Davis for her…

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