Greg Abbott

• Texas has some of the least restrictive gun laws. But here’s what the state does restrict

  Texans don't need a licence for a handgun but owning six or more sex toys is considered a crime in a country where the leading cause of death for those aged one to 19 is by gun.

  Crime

  May 29
  
• Texas governor says he was ‘misled’ about police response to Uvalde school shooting

  Gov. Greg Abbott said he was repeating information given to him by officials when he praised the police response, which has since been revealed to have been slow and ineffective.

  World

  May 27
  
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• Texas governor orders gender-confirming care for transgender kids to be treated as abuse

  Greg Abbott's letter to state agencies came after his attorney general released a legal opinion that labeled certain gender-confirming treatments as "child abuse."

  World

  Feb 23
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• Texas governor bans enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandates

  The move comes as the Biden administration is set to issue rules requiring employers with more than 100 workers to be vaccinated or test weekly for the coronavirus.

  World

  Oct 12, 2021
• Rick Zamperin: Sports and politics collide over MLB All-Star Game

  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declined to throw out the first pitch before Monday’s game between Texas and Toronto to protest MLB's decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta.

  Commentary

  Apr 7, 2021
• Texas governor lifts coronavirus mask mandate, says all businesses can reopen

  Abbott's order comes as COVID-19 infections have plummeted in recent weeks across much of the world, including the United States.

  Health

  Mar 2, 2021
• Vanilla Ice postpones 4th of July concert in response to backlash over coronavirus

  'I didn't know the numbers were so crazy,' the 'Ice Ice Baby' hit-maker said of the recent spike of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Texas.

  Entertainment

  Jul 2, 2020
• Texas to become first state to reject all new refugees under new Trump order

  Gov. Greg Abbott says that Texas "has been left by Congress to deal with disproportionate migration issues resulting from a broken federal immigration system."

  World

  Jan 10, 2020
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• Texas woman admits she addressed package bombs to Obama, Texas governor

  Julia Ann Poff pleaded guilty in a Houston federal court Monday to transporting explosives with intent to kill, injure or intimidate.

  World

  Jul 1, 2019
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• State of Texas falsely passed off registered immigrant voters as non-citizens: lawsuit

  The lawsuit was filed after Texas' secretary of state gave county registrars a list of 95,000 registered voters who he suggested were illegal non-citizen voters based on faulty drivers license data.

  Politics

  Feb 3, 2019