Tag: Greg Abbott
Imelda is another reminder Texas isn’t ready for climate change
On Thursday, Tropical Storm Imelda brought extreme flooding to southeast Texas, bringing with it more than 40 inches of rain in some ...Role reversal: Cornyn’s extreme right position on guns makes Lt. Gov. Patrick look reasonable
Things are topsy turvy in Texas. A right-wing conservative now backs a specific background check on gun purchases while a quiet, milquetoast ...‘We’re attending the debate to send a message to the country’ on guns
Texas is still trying to make it through the jarring aftermath of the twin mass shootings from last month. Gun violence remains ...Call us skeptical of Dan Patrick v. N.R.A.
Hardcore N.R.A. member Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick supporting a type of gun background check doesn’t pass the smell test. Politics is a ...Rep. Gutierrez calls Abbott’s executive orders on guns “nothing”
More than 60 Texas House Democrats have urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session of the legislature to consider gun ...Democrats embark on full-court pressure campaign to address gun violence
On Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers across Texas renewed calls for Gov. Greg Abbott to call an emergency special session to address gun violence. ...Abbott has a public safety problem on his hands
Gov. Greg Abbott recently sent out a fundraising letter calling his supporters to arms to “defend” against illegal immigration. The real threat ...Rep. Rafael Anchía: ‘I think the legislature is going to flip’
This week, Gov. Greg Abbott retweeted what appears to be a fake Twitter user railing against tax dollars “paying for illegals to ...Texas Democratic Party calls on Gov. Abbott to apologize for alarmist fundraising letter
On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott admitted that “mistakes were made” when responding to a reporter’s question about his fundraising letter dated a ...Abbott sends out anti-immigrant fundraising letter a day before El Paso attack
In a letter obtained by The Texas Signal, Gov. Greg Abbott asked his supporters to help him “defend” Texas. “If we’re going ...Houston mayor pressures Abbott for more local authority to stop gun violence
On Wednesday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner pushed Texas lawmakers to allow for more local authority on gun safety measures. “If I could ...Ahead of new Texas law, Trump strips federal funding from Planned Parenthood
On Monday, a Trump Administration rule change forced Planned Parenthood to withdraw from a critical federal grant program that provides health care ...
