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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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Mar 14, 2024

If people across the country are so eager to participate in this, we should put a website link up and let them participate. And as soon as we do that, the donations have come in.

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Feb 26, 2024

We must continue to support our first responders as they work tirelessly to keep Texans safe from the wildfires spreading across our state.

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Feb 26, 2024

The state of Texas is fully committed to working with local and federal partners to address the ongoing wildfire crisis and ensure the safety of all Texans.

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Feb 25, 2024

We want to make it easier for people to be able to have babies, not make it harder.

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Jan 29, 2024

We've deployed more National Guard, thousands of National Guard than ever before in the history of the state.

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Dec 18, 2023

This law is constitutional, and that he plans to fight it all the way to the Supreme Court.

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Dec 18, 2023

This creates a new crime for illegal entry into the state of Texas.

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Dec 17, 2023

We also welcome a Supreme Court decision that would overturn the precedent set in the Arizona case.

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Sep 5, 2023

Opponents, including the Mexican government, called the barriers inhumane.

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Jul 23, 2023

One of the goals is to slow down and deter as many of them as possible.

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Jul 18, 2023

A strategy that no state has ever before deployed, to stop people from entering Texas illegally.

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May 11, 2023

reliable, high-speed Internet is an essential part of providing world-class education, healthcare, and business opportunities to hardworking Texans across the state.

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May 11, 2023

reliable, high-speed Internet is an essential part of providing world-class education, healthcare, and business opportunities to hardworking Texans across the state.

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May 10, 2023

reliable, high-speed Internet is an essential part of providing world-class education, healthcare, and business opportunities to hardworking Texans across the state.

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May 7, 2023

The first step to leading to some type of resolution here is to know exactly why and how this happened.

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May 7, 2023

The people in Allen, but especially the families, they want to know right now, why this happened? How it happened?

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May 1, 2023

Under Operation Lone Star, Texas allocated more than $11 billion of Texas taxpayer money for border security, and earlier this year I requested Congress reimburse Texas for these costs in full.

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Apr 30, 2023

I've announced a $50,000.00 reward for info on the criminal who killed five illegal immigrants Friday.

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Apr 16, 2023

Texas has one of the strongest stand your ground laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or progressive district attorney.

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Apr 9, 2023

Texas has one of the strongest Stand Your Ground laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive district attorney.

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Dec 19, 2022

The Republican governor has repeatedly criticized the Biden administration for not doing enough to secure the border.

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