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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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Jul 8, 2026

I plan to work with the Texas Legislature during its next session to strengthen state law and eliminate birth tourism in Texas.

foxnews.com
Jul 8, 2026

American citizenship is not for sale and Texas will not permit our healthcare system to be used as a magnet for birth tourism.

foxnews.com
Jul 8, 2026

Birth tourism' is an illegal practice that exploits the extraordinary hospitality that the United States and Texas offer to millions of foreign travelers each year.

foxnews.com
Jun 25, 2026

Texas is targeting professors who are more focused on pushing leftist ideologies rather than preparing students to lead our nation.

sourcenm.com
Jun 13, 2026

The choice in this election is clear. Republicans will protect communities and prosecute criminals, while Democrats stand with the very people who threaten public safety.

foxnews.com
Jun 12, 2026

Keeping dangerous offenders behind bars is one of the most important responsibilities of government.

foxnews.com
Jun 12, 2026

Texas Democrats have consistently sided with criminals over the citizens they were elected to protect.

foxnews.com
Jun 8, 2026

This is likely to spread over the course of the summer,

bbc.com
Jun 7, 2026

This is likely to spread over the course of the summer.

bbc.com
May 30, 2026

We will keep fighting in the courts, working with President Trump, and doing everything necessary to secure our border and protect Texans.

dailycaller.com
Nov 29, 2025

The Legislature redrew our congressional maps to better reflect Texans' conservative voting preferences -- and for no other reason.

abcnews.go.com
Nov 29, 2025

The claim that the map was racially discriminatory was absurd.

nytimes.com
Nov 19, 2025

This ruling is clearly erroneous and undermines the authority the U.S. Constitution assigns to the Texas Legislature by imposing a different map by judicial edict.

npr.org
Nov 19, 2025

Any claim that these maps are discriminatory is absurd and unsupported by the testimony offered during ten days of hearings.

npr.org
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

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

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