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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is directing state lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map at a special legislative session later this month.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed 28 bills, including efforts to study teacher retention and a slew of criminal justice-related changes.
Texas Abbott signs bill allowing telework for all state agencies months after his executive order banning it The bill garnered bipartisan support after a state study found remote work didn’t ...
Gov. Greg Abbott's recent veto of a $60 million state plan to support low-income families through a federal summer food program has sparked concern among educators and hunger relief advocates ...
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a $60 million budget item that would have funded a summer lunch program for eligible children in Texas.
“The governor of the state of Texas wants to legalize recreational marijuana in Texas. That’s the headline, folks,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said.
Texas's Greg Abbott issued a dramatic, last-minute veto of a total ban on recreational cannabis backed by Dan Patrick, signaling a rare rift between the state’s top elected officials.
A far-reaching Texas bill will force manufacturers of processed foods and drinks to put warning labels on any products containing 44 different food additives or dyes believed to be toxic to health.
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes THC ban, calls for regulation instead The move infuriated Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the powerful head of the Senate, who had called the ban among his top five bills over 17 years ...
Texas lawmakers are heading back for a special session after Gov. Abbott vetoed Senate Bill 3. Here is what he’s proposing instead.
Abbott vetoes bill banning THC products, but calls special session to revisit the issue John C. Moritz Austin American-Statesman 0:00 ...
Gov. Greg Abbott has vetoed a $60 million budget measure that would have allowed Texas to enter a federal summer lunch program for low-income children.