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Tag: 2021 Texas legislative session

Politics

Gov. Greg Abbott Announces Next Special Legislative Session Will Start Saturday

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 5, 2021 · The governor said Thursday the second special session will get underway at noon Saturday, with a 17-item agenda.

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Votes on school vouchers and Paxton impeachment raise the risk of primary challenges for some Republican lawmakers

Andrew Schneider / Camille Phillips, TPR

Posted on September 20, 2023 · Governor Greg Abbott told Texas pastors that he’ll back the primary opponents of GOP lawmakers who don’t vote for his private school voucher plan in an upcoming special session of the Legislature.

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Dead body found stuck to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border buoys in Rio Grande

Marian Navarro, Texas Public Radio / Dan Katz, Texas Public Radio

Posted on August 3, 2023 · The body was discovered by Mexican government officials, who have condemned Abbott's placement of the buoys as a "violation of our sovereignty." The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Texas over the buoys.

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The Latest in Politics: Texas’ Floating Border Barrier, Hunter Biden, Houston Mayoral Race, and More

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on July 26, 2023 · Political experts share their thoughts on recent headlines in political news; plus, Rep. Joaquin Castro on the floating barrier in the Rio Grande.

Tags 2023 Houston Mayoral Election border barrier Dr. Jeronimo Cortina Dr. Melanye Price Gov. Greg Abbott harris county elections HB 900 hunter biden Party Politics Rio Grande U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro

Immigration

Justice Department sues after Abbott refuses to remove border buoys

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on July 24, 2023 · Gov. Greg Abbott’s defiance of a Department of Justice deadline is the latest in the escalating battle over how far the state will take its border security mission.

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