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Texas Republicans buckle under Abbott’s pressure to approve school vouchers
Readers are livid, but unsurprised, that Texas House Republicans approved a statewide school voucher plan that they say will ...
Independent Journal Review1d
Republican Governor Sets Election Date For Vacant House Seat While Slamming County For Insecure Elections
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that Nov. 4 will be the date of the special election for the ...
When governors sabotage democracy just because they feel like it
The power to schedule special elections is a gift to governors intent on doing political mischief.
The Texas Observer7d
Opposition to Abbott’s Vouchers Plan Includes Conservatives
The governor crushed anti-voucher Republicans in the Texas House, but there are still plenty of party activists who are ...
House OKs school vouchers, advances Abbott's signature legislation: 'Extraordinary victory'
The House approved a school voucher plan, clearing a hurdle that had stood in the way of a Gov. Greg Abbott priority. One ...
Texas Muslims Want to Build Homes and a Mosque. The Governor Says No.
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas is trying to stop a planned community near Dallas that has fueled anti-Muslim hostility and divided ...
KCEN-TV5d
Texas Senate approves bill to expand Texas A&M University System
Senate Bill 2361 proposes to transfer the University of Houston-Victoria campus into the Texas A&M University System.
USA Today7d
Abbott gave Trump credit when Texas closed a border site for booking migrants.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott attributed low migrant arrests and the closure of a border booking facility to former President Trump's policies. Data shows a decrease in bookings at the Jim Hogg ...