Abbott Hails Court 'Victory' Against EPA
Attorney General Greg Abbott is claiming victory after a federal appeals court overturned a regulation clamping down on power plant pollution that spoils air in neighboring states.
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Attorney General Greg Abbott is claiming victory after a federal appeals court overturned a regulation clamping down on power plant pollution that spoils air in neighboring states.
Gov. Rick Perry has replenished his depleted campaign war chest since he abandoned his presidential bid in January. This has fueled speculation that the longest-serving governor in Texas history will seek yet another term in 2014.
A federal judge has denied the state of Texas a stay of his injunction that blocks enforcement of parts of the state's new voter registration laws.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and Attorney General Greg Abbott issued a consumer alert Monday regarding a utility bill payment scam.
The state of Texas wants a federal judge to stay his injunction blocking enforcement of parts of the state's new voter registration laws.
The trial begins Monday and will determine if Texas can implement its law requiring voters to show photo identification. The state claims the law will prevent voter fraud.
The Texas attorney general is accusing Google of improperly withholding evidence sought in an investigation into whether the company has been abusing its dominance of Internet search.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is accusing Google of improperly withholding evidence sought in an investigation into whether the company has been abusing its dominance of Internet search.
A federal appeals court will review a new Texas rule that prohibits Planned Parenthood groups from participating in a taxpayer-funded program providing health care and family planning services to low-income women.
A federal court has warned Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to turn over evidence in the voter ID case because further delay will make it impossible for the law to take effect in time for the November general election.
A federal court has warned Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to turn over evidence in the Voter ID case or the law will not be in effect by November.
Thursday is the deadline for the state Attorney General's office to respond to the Justice Department's request to delay the July trial date on Texas's controversial voter ID Bill.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott may be considering a campaign to land him in the governor's seat in 2014.
When Texas lawmakers set up the Women's Health Program in 2005, the goal was to help poor women get access to birth control, check-ups and preventive health care. The program has saved Texans tens of millions in unwanted pregnancies and early detection of disease.
Minutes after President Barack Obama signed his sweeping and hard-fought healthcare reform into law in 2010, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and AGs from 12 other states filed a complaint in federal court challenging the constitutionality of a key fixture: The individual mandate.
The healthcare future for thousands of low-income women in Texas is uncertain as the federal government phases out its Medicaid funding for the Texas Women's Health Program over the next three to six months.
The state of Texas wants to challenge the constitutionality of Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a key provision of the historic federal legislation.
This week three federal judges in San Antonio will start resolving one of the great political mysteries of the year: When will Texas hold primary elections and what will the congressional and legislative districts look like?
The fight over political maps in Texas shifts from Washington to back home when a separate federal court will discuss whether an April 3 primary can be salvaged.
A three-judge panel says that the only way to keep the Texas primaries on April 3 is for all sides to agree on temporary political maps within two weeks.
Attorney General Greg Abbott is asking a federal court to clear the way for the state's Voter ID law after the Department of Justice failed to clear it.
A lawsuit in which Texas accused Johnson & Johnson of plundering the state Medicaid program by overstating the safety of an expensive anti-psychotic drug and improperly influencing officials and doctors has been settled for $158 million.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says he doesn't expect the Texas primary to be held on April 3 and calls the potential delay "not desirable."
The court may have ruled that Texas should be allowed to enforce a new abortion law, but that doesn't mean the law will be enforced anytime soon.
Texas is asking the Supreme Court to stop federal judges from redrawing its congressional districts for next year's elections.
