The Latest Breaking News from Greg Abbott

Broken trust still felt in Uvalde as school year approaches

The firing of Uvalde's embattled school police chief hasn't satisfied or reassured many Uvalde residents as a new school year approaches

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

O’Rourke, abortion rights backers attack Abbott over Texas’ trigger law and near-total ban

Beto O’Rourke and other Texas Democrats on the Nov. 8 midterm election ballot made the case Thursday that a change in leadership in Austin is the only way to reverse the near-total abortion ban after a new trigger law took effect.

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

Abbott and ERCOT Keep Texans in the Dark

From selecting a new CEO to an obscure committee report, the governor kept tight control over significant post-storm energy changes.

Texas Observer · Aug 25, 2022

Greg Abbott’s Foul Spectacle

The governor’s political show may read as tough in Texas, but the rest of the country doesn’t want a barbarian as president.

Texas Observer · Aug 24, 2022

GOP governors bus migrants to blue cities, but many exit in red states

Since April, thousands of migrants have arrived by bus in New York City and Washington, D.C., sent north by Republican governors in Texas and Arizona as a political gambit to blame Democrats for the migrants’ presence in the country.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Texas officials accuse Harris County of slashing constables’ budgets — but they’re actually going up

Comptroller Glenn Hegar said the state could block the approval of Harris County’s budget because it’s not allowing constables to roll $3 million in unspent funds into next year’s budget — even though the constables’ total funding will go up next year.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 24, 2022

A day after North Texas’ record-breaking flood, officials, residents survey the damage

DALLAS — A day after a record-breaking rainstorm, North Texas residents recounted what the flood left in its wake — boxes of keepsakes destroyed, piles of books soiled, businesses closed for cleanup, and never-to-forget tales of fleeing their homes in lifejackets amid waist-deep waters.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declares disaster in 23 counties for latest ‘1,000 year’ storm

DALLAS — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed a disaster declaration for 23 counties impacted by Monday’s severe flooding, including Dallas County, as the region recovers from what’s been called a “one-in-a-thousand-years” event that flooded roads, submerged cars and left at least one person dead.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

Texas border op judge slurs migrants

Allen Amos allegedly used the derogatory term in a recent conversation with a defense attorney

Salon · Aug 23, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott declares Dallas-Fort Worth deluge a disaster, freeing up state resources to help in recovery

The declaration covers 23 counties across the state and comes after some saw more than 10 inches of rainfall Monday.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 23, 2022