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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.

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Nov 9, 2025

First and foremost, California is a joke.

nytimes.com
Oct 5, 2025

You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it.

cbsnews.com
Sep 24, 2025

Both the Texas Dept. of Public Safety & Texas National Guard work closely with ICE. This assassination will NOT slow our arrest, detention, & deportation of illegal immigrants.

cbsnews.com
Sep 10, 2025

Charlie’s voice was a beacon for millions of young Americans searching for truth, courage, and conviction.

breitbart.com
Aug 29, 2025

This map ensures fairer representation in Congress.

breitbart.com
Aug 29, 2025

Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law.

breitbart.com
Aug 22, 2025

I promised we would get this done, and delivered on that promise.

cbsnews.com
Aug 15, 2025

We will not back down from this fight.

breitbart.com
Aug 11, 2025

Listen, all those big blue states, they’ve already gerrymandered.

thehill.com
Aug 11, 2025

And know this: If California tries to gerrymander, find more districts, listen, Texas has the ability to eliminate 10 Democrats in our state.

thehill.com
Aug 8, 2025

I’ll call special session after special session after special session

nbcnews.com
Aug 8, 2025

We are in the process ... of searching for, preparing to arrest, Democrats who may be in Texas, may be elsewhere.

nbcnews.com
Aug 8, 2025

Democrats act like they’re not going to come back as long as this is an issue

nbcnews.com
Aug 8, 2025

That means they’re not going to come back until like 2027 or 2028

nbcnews.com
Aug 6, 2025

Texas House Democrats abandoned their duty to Texans.

breitbart.com
Aug 5, 2025

Real Texans don’t run from a fight.

nypost.com
Aug 5, 2025

This order will remain in effect until all missing Democrat House members are accounted for and brought to the Texas Capitol.

cnn.com
Aug 5, 2025

Texas will continue to fight for what is right.

nypost.com
Aug 5, 2025

The special legislative session cannot last more than 30 days, but I could continue to call new sessions indefinitely.

nbcnews.com
Aug 4, 2025

Derelict Democrat House members must return to Texas and be in attendance when the House reconvenes at 3:00 PM on Monday, August 4, 2025.

breitbart.com
Aug 4, 2025

Real Texans do not run from a fight. But that’s exactly what most of the Texas House Democrats just did.

breitbart.com
Aug 4, 2025

For any member who fails to do so, I will invoke Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0382 to remove the missing Democrats from membership in the Texas House.

breitbart.com
Aug 4, 2025

I think based upon comments made by legislators themselves, they face a possibility of facing bribery charges, which is a second-degree felony in the state of Texas.

cbsnews.com
Aug 4, 2025

Any Democrat who ‘solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept’ such funds to assist in the violation of legislative duties or for purposes of skipping a vote may have violated bribery laws.

breitbart.com

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