The Latest Breaking News from Greg Abbott

The poll from the University of Texas at Austin, released Thursday, found a plurality of voters support redirecting tax revenue to help parents pay to school their kids outside the traditional public education system.

In 2021, the Texas Senate declined to consider a bill extending the program, which discounted local property taxes to lure big companies to the state. It had become plagued with bipartisan accusations of “corporate welfare.”

Seventy-seven Texas House Republicans signed on as co-authors to state Rep. Valoree Swanson’s bill extending restrictions on transgender athletes to college sports. Gov. Greg Abbott has expressed support for the legislation, which is also a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

State spending on cops and tech at the Texas border has increased ninefold in a decade, now set to reach $4.6 billion over the next two years.

CORSICANA, Texas — In this small city southeast of Dallas, where residents are protective of their public schools, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott touted his plan to allow private school vouchers as necessary to give parents control of their children’s education.

Business groups warned lawmakers that Texas could lose business to other states without something to replace the so-called Chapter 313 tax break, which gave some companies big breaks on school taxes.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's COVID-19 state of emergency officially ends Tuesday, bringing a symbolic close to one of the most challenging chapters of state history and of Gov. Gavin Newsom's political career.

DeSantis and Abbott often appear to be locked in an unspoken ideological arms race as they take turns leading and then following one another, enacting policies and backing bills that push both states further to the right.

It sometimes seems that there is no check on Attorney General Ken Paxton’s malfeasance and ineptitude.

California's coronavirus emergency declaration is ending