The Latest Breaking News from Greg Abbott

Top Biden officials to discuss "litigation options" over migrant buses sent by GOP governors

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered two planes to fly roughly 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard.

Axios · Sep 15, 2022

Texas board denies posthumous pardon for George Floyd

A Texas board has declined a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer whose case history is under scrutiny following a deadly drug raid

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Texas Gov. Abbott sends asylum seekers here to sow chaos, but Illinois is better than that

We currently have a group of asylum seekers staying at one of our hotels in Countryside.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 15, 2022

Migrants, long used as political props, were dumped Thursday at the vice president’s residence

WASHINGTON — Politicians have been using migrants as props for decades. Republicans visit the Southwest border and declare that immigration is out of control. During the Trump administration, Democrats made their way to detention centers to decry the treatment of children locked in cages.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 15, 2022

Fight over border security escalates after governors send migrants to Kamala Harris’ home and Martha’s Vineyard

The latest moves by Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week have triggered outrage among immigration rights’ groups and Democrats who have accused the Republicans of engaging in human trafficking and treating migrants like “human cargo” to score political points.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 15, 2022

2 busloads of migrants dropped off near VP Harris' residence

Two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in residential Washington on Thursday

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Texas sends two buses of migrants to Kamala Harris’s home

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency last week and announced the city would be creating a new office to provide services for migrants

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Comptroller, railroad commissioner, lieutenant governor: What do Texas state officials actually do?

For example, members of the Railroad Commission don’t deal with railroads. Here’s what the many officials elected statewide do with the power voters give them.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 15, 2022

Texas reduces National Guard members deployed to Operation Lone Star border mission

Abbott said there’s over 5,000 guard members still assigned to the border. He initially said he had deployed 10,000.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 14, 2022

Threats against Texas schools terrify parents, heighten safety concerns

FORT WORTH, Texas — Parents are keeping their children out of school and districts are on high alert this week after threats were made against at least 12 school districts across Texas, leading to multiple arrests and classes being canceled.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022