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Recent News About Texas Governor Greg Abbott
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'Truly a music legend': Abbott mourns passing of ZZ Top member Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill, the bassist for ZZ Top, recently died on July 28 at the age of 72, according to a report by TMZ.
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'It punishes regular hard-working folks': Seliger introduces bill to eliminate Abbott's line-item veto authority
Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) has recently introduced legislation in the Special Legislative Session that would eliminate Gov. Greg Abbott's line-item veto power, according to a report by the Texas Tribune.
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Johnson: Abbott should 'refocus his efforts on the power grid, health care access'
State Rep. Ann Johnson (D-Houston) has responded to remarks Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made about her during a ceremonial bill signing.
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'One of the deadliest drugs': Abbott signs anti-fentanyl bill
Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 768 into law at the Crime Stoppers of Houston headquarters, which increases criminal penalties for manufacturing and distributing fentanyl in Texas, according to a press release.
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Abbott: New law creates 'better continuity of care' for new Texas mothers
The time a new mother in Texas is covered by Medicaid has tripled thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) that extended coverage time from 60 days to six months postpartum.
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'Texas breeds innovation': Wally Funk becomes the oldest human in space following Blue Origin launch in West Texas
Aviator Wally Funk, 82, became the oldest human to travel in space July 20 after Blue Origin's rocket launch outside Van Horn in West Texas, accompanied by Jeff Bezos.
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Abbott: Democrats 'abandoned their responsibilities and constituents' when fleeing Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is speaking out against state Democratic legislators who fled the state for Washington, D.C. in order to avoid voting on new election laws and other bills.
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Abbott 'proud' of local athletes traveling to Tokyo for the Olympic Games
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is giving his well wishes to Texas athletes heading to the Tokyo Olympic Games to compete.
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Abbott orders investigation of 'serious allegations' at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Allegations of misconduct and “potentially illegal behavior" by members of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department have led Gov. Greg Abbott to order an investigation, according to reports by multiple media outlets.
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Abbott: 'Democrats must get back to the job they were elected to do'
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) took state Democrats to task chastising them for journeying to Washington D.C. on July 12 in an attempt to avoid approval of what they contend is restrictive voter registration proposed by Republicans – by running out the clock in the current special legislative session.
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Abbott: Texas economy 'booming,' unemployment benefits 'no longer necessary' after pandemic
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that federal unemployment benefits are no longer necessary and that the Texas economy is rebounding after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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'You make Texas proud': Abbott wishes Ms. Wheelchair Texas luck in national competition
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott played host to Ms. Wheelchair Texas USA 2021 Whitney Lavender at the Capitol in Austin on July 8, a week before she represents the state in the national competition.
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Abbott: PUC needs to 'take immediate action' to improve electric reliability in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) wants to see big strides taken toward more reliable electricity for residents of the Lone Star State and has come up with a list of demands he expects the Public Utility Commission of Texas to follow.
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'Substantial step:' Texas becomes first state to punish sex buyers with felonies
Texas has become the first state to punish those who pay for sex with a felony.
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Texas community colleges will offer bachelor's degrees and 'give countless more Texans access' with new law
A new Texas law allows community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees.
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Abbott: Antisemitism 'has no place in Texas'
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill creating the Texas Holocaust, Genocide and Antisemitism Advisory Commission to develop ways to fight antisemitism into law on June 16.
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'Vaccine passports are now prohibited': Abbott signs ban into law
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill preventing businesses from requiring individuals to provide proof of their coronavirus vaccination before providing services, according to a report by The Texas Tribune.
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Abbott approves measures that 'will stop cities from defunding the police, enhance penalties for criminal activities'
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed multiple legislative bills requiring certain cities to seek approval from the public to defund their local police departments.
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Abbott removes Texas from federal pandemic unemployment programs, claims the Texas 'economy is booming'
Although the unemployment benefit boost from the federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program will continue through September, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that he will end the program in June.
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'Sanity and safety will return': Abbott says he'll sign bill punishing cities that defund police departments
As communities across the country take aim at police reform and budgeting, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this month that punishes cities that cut police funding.