Gov. Abbott urges Texas Supreme Court to quash death row inmate's testimony to House panel
The governor's brief tells the state's Supreme Court that the Texas Constitution only grants him the power to grant clemency.
Gov. Greg Abbott urges Texas Supreme Court to block Robert Roberson's House testimony
The governor has publicly remained silent as pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to step in on behalf of ...
Texas lawmakers ‘stepped out of line’ to delay Robert Roberson execution, Greg Abbott says
Gov. Greg Abbott urged the Texas Supreme Court to toss out a subpoena ordering death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify in ...
As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence
It’s rare for governors to step in to halt executions. In the case of Robert Roberson, it ended up being state lawmakers who ...
Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security strategy Operation Lone Star has cost over $10 billion
Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, has cost Texas $11 billion so far. The plan ...
Gov. Greg Abbott boasted that Texas removed 6,500 noncitizens from its voter rolls. That number was likely inflated.
An investigation by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat found that U.S. citizens were incorrectly labeled as ...
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Abbott campaigns for State Rep. Janie Lopez in Harlingen
Governor Greg Abbott is in Harlingen campaigning for State Representative District 37 Janie Lopez. Abbott is expected to ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott condemns Texas House lawmakers that intervened in Robert Roberson’s execution
Until Monday, the Texas governor had not publicly shared his thoughts on the actions of a bipartisan group of lawmakers that stopped the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson.
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Gov. Greg Abbott breaks silence in Robert Roberson case
Gov. Greg Abbott condemned the actions of a bipartisan group of Texas legislators Monday, breaking his silence in the pending execution of Robert Roberson.