Cops Remove Students As Gov. Abbott Gives Speech
Police escorted about a dozen protesters from the audience as Gov. Greg Abbott began his commencement address to graduates at the University of North Texas.
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Police escorted about a dozen protesters from the audience as Gov. Greg Abbott began his commencement address to graduates at the University of North Texas.
The protection at first appeared stalled, but rallied after weeks of negotiations between organizations that represent trial lawyers and reporters.
The West Texas town of Big Spring is among those that will see part of the Jade Helm 15 military exercise that has alarmed some Texans concerned about a federal takeover.
From same-sex marriage, to schools, to the money that goes into your pocket -- it was a busy night on Thursday at the State Capitol in Austin.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says the end to a lengthy standoff over tax cuts between the House and Senate appears within reach.
Approximately 100 citizen-soldiers and airmen with the Texas Military Forces are headed to North Texas in support of the severe weather.
Kubota's headquarters relocation is projected to create at least 344 new jobs and $51 million in capital investment in Texas, according to Governor Abbott's office.
Dell Inc. has joined opposition to a Texas bill that would attempt to defy the U.S. Supreme Court if gay marriage is legalized.
E-cigarettes would be off-limits for Texas minors to purchase under a proposal that has cleared both chambers of the Texas Legislature.
Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster in Texas counties hit in recent days by severe weather that's included tornadoes, thunderstorms and heavy rains that brought flooding.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that would allow Texas high school students to fail two high-stakes exams and still graduate.
Religious rights v. gay rights; it's a tale of two issues - as well as two hot-button bills scheduled for House votes Tuesday. Litigious legislation in the crosshairs of lawmakers include H.B. 4105 and S.B. 2065.
After months of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum, the Texas Senate on Thursday approved Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's proposed pre-K upgrade.
Gov. Greg Abbott has indicated that he will sign the so-called "Campus Carry" bill, which could be expedited to the senate vis-a-vis an amendment to H.B. 910.
Gov. Greg Abbott is publicly getting behind an anti-gay marriage "religious objections" bill. Abbott says he hopes to see the Preservation of Sovereignty and Marriage Act on his desk.
Cities and counties statewide could no longer prohibit hydraulic fracturing under a sweeping, oil and gas industry-backed bill that has cleared the Texas Legislature.
The Texas House has preliminarily passed a plan revamping the state's economic incentive programs, including dissolving a pet fund of Rick Perry that funneled $200 million in taxpayer dollars to startups.
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asked the State Guard to monitor a U.S. military training exercise dubbed "Jade Helm 15" amid Internet-fueled suspicions that the war simulation is really a hostile military takeover.
The issue of immigration rages on this week, from D.C. to Dallas.
Two years after Texas adopted sweeping abortion restrictions despite Wendy Davis' star-making filibuster, Republicans are pushing a smaller encore of additional limits for new Gov. Greg Abbott to sign within the next month.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's return to a courtroom had nothing to do with suing Washington.
While Governor Greg Abbott is pushing to expand Pre-K in public schools, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick's Grassroots Advisory Board criticized the legislation's $130 million plus price tag in a letter to State Senators who are considering the bill.
Texas is closer to becoming the most populous state to allow licensed open carry of handguns after Republicans pushed through a key vote in the state House.
Alleged threats against execution drug suppliers have Texas lawmakers trying to conceal the identity of those manufacturers from both the public and death row inmates.
With seven weeks left, the real wrangling in Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's first session now begins.
