Greg Abbott

• New Texas redistricting map set to grow GOP’s seats in Congress becomes law

  The Texas map drafted in rare mid-decade redistricting prompted fierce protests from Democrats and sparked a gerrymandering tug-of-war for voters in states across the country.

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  Aug 29, 2025
  
• Gavin Newsom mounts retaliation to counter Texas redistricting efforts

  Gavin Newsom wrote on X Thursday, 'Donald Trump and Greg Abbott are going to have a very bad day today.'

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  Aug 14, 2025
  
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• Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ‘preparing to arrest’ fleeing Democrats who left state

  Abbott warned that Democrats would have to remain out of state for years to prevent the redistricting legislation from passing.

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  Aug 8, 2025
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• Texas governor orders arrest of ‘delinquent’ Democrats who fled to block vote

  Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered Texas Rangers to investigate the "delinquent" House Democrats and accused them of bribery, among other legal violations.

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  Aug 5, 2025
• U.S. sues Texas governor over floating barrier to stop migrants in Rio Grande

  The lawsuit asks a federal judge in Austin to force Texas to remove a roughly 1,000-foot (305-meter) line of bright orange, wrecking ball-sized buoys in the Rio Grande.

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  Jul 24, 2023
• Beto O’Rourke hurls powerful expletive at heckler who laughed at Uvalde shooting

  Beto O'Rourke did not hold back, hurling a powerful expletive at a Republican supporter who laughed during the politician's plea for better gun control.

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  Aug 11, 2022
• 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.

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  May 29, 2022
• 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.

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  May 27, 2022
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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."

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  Feb 23, 2022
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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.

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  Oct 12, 2021