Gov. Abbott Dedicates Billions To Elevate Higher Education
Thanks to a new law set to kick in on September 1, Texas Colleges and Universities will have an additional $4 billion to elevate their national standing in research.
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Thanks to a new law set to kick in on September 1, Texas Colleges and Universities will have an additional $4 billion to elevate their national standing in research.
Governor Abbott presented the highest military decoration the State of Texas can award to a military member for 'American Sniper' Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says he hasn't spoken with indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton since the state's top lawyer was booked earlier this month on securities fraud charges.
Back in May the State legislature passed the bill allowing Texas to begin manufacturing CBD oil for epilepsy patients.
The DPS Director said the trooper violated department policy because he wasn't professional or courteous the entire time.
Line-items vetoes made by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are being questioned by state budget officials, who said Tuesday that the new Republican governor appeared to cut spending in ways that are beyond his constitutional power.
Planned Parenthood continues to deny it ever profited from fetal tissue donation.
A traveler at a New York airport accosted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over his opposition to gay marriage as Abbott was waiting with his family to board a flight to Austin.
A summer military training exercise that has aroused alarm among archconservative Texans begins Wednesday outside of the Central Texas town of Bastrop.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is making New York the first stop on his plans to travel around the U.S. and world to woo companies to Texas.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott still has more than $17 million in campaign cash socked away after his first six months in office.
Social media giant Facebook is making a big announcement on Tuesday about a massive new internet hub located in north Fort Worth.
Governor Greg Abbott's office confirms that he will be in Fort Worth on Tuesday, July 7 to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Facebook Data Center.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that will fund the deployment of additional sensors to study the location and source of earthquakes.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law, requiring convicted drunk drivers to install an ignition interlock system in their vehicles if they choose to drive during their license suspension.
The right-leaning Texas Legislature is struggling to deliver on promises, saying they're being torn in multiple directions while trying to represent a Tea Party-fueled base. From libertarians to "rock-ribbed Republicans," there is a fracture over countless agendas.
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a myriad of bills Saturday; 42 in all. Among them, softer penalties for prostitution, and a bill that would give state employees more flexibility to work from home. It's the most bills vetoed since former Gov. Rick Perry rejected 56 bills in 2007.
The failure to attend school -- otherwise known as truancy -- will no longer be a criminal offense, thanks to Gov. Greg Abbott. Only two states in the U.S. — Texas and Wyoming — send truants to adult criminal court.
Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill to update the Texas sex offender civil-commitment program and clarify when offenders face return to prison.
Now that the legislative session has ended, Governor Greg Abbott said he will start his efforts to lure businesses to Texas.
Gov. Greg Abbott this month approved $800 million for border security over the next two years -- more than double any similar period during Rick Perry's 14 years in office.
As Tropical Depression Bill and its remnants blow through Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott is sending an urgent message to residents.
The Republican made slashing taxes a top priority of his first legislative session as governor, and headed to an Austin technology firm for Monday's signing ceremony.
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a 'pastor protection' bill into law, which allows clergy members to refuse officiating same-sex marriages that violate their religious beliefs.
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law an $800 million border security package that will mean more state troopers, cameras and a spy plane to patrol the Texas border with Mexico.
