Texas Governor Greg Abbott
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Recent News About Texas Governor Greg Abbott
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Governor Greg Abbott has signed Senate Bill 2361, officially transferring the University of Houston-Victoria to the Texas A&M University System.
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A federal court halted Texas' Operation Lone Star's Rio Grande buoy barrier initiative, citing Rivers and Harbors Act violations. Gov. Greg Abbott criticized the ruling, hinting at a potential Supreme Court battle.
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Gov. Greg Abbott, partnering with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the National Guard, continues to work on Operation Lone Star, according to a press release. The operation has led to over 401,900 illegal immigration apprehensions, 32,400 arrests and 422 million fentanyl doses seized.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said that hundreds of American lives are lost daily due to the ongoing fentanyl crisis. Greene tweeted her concerns on July 23 and laid the blame for the crisis on President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas.
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The state of Texas has now sent more than 500 buses of migrants out of state to various cities across the country, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced on Feb. 6 his statewide model security plan to ban the app TikTok and other software on state government-issued devices.