Texas Governor

• 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, 2022
  
• 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, 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.

  World

  Oct 12, 2021
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• 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
• 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
• Texas governor Greg Abbott to have skin grafts, will miss Dallas police funerals

  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will spend Monday night in the hospital and miss President Barack Obama's visit to Dallas in the wake of the deadly shooting as he recovers from extensive burns on his legs and feet caused by scalding hot water.

  World

  Jul 11, 2016