Party Politics
Party Politics, Ep. 70: Texas School Districts Receive First Official A-F Grades
Posted on · Brandon and Jay talk about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott staffers making six figures
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Gov. Greg Abbott Books $16 Million In TV Time For November Election
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott's campaign described the buy as the first investment in a fall ad blitz. His latest campaign finance report also showed he had nearly $30 million in his campaign fund as of last month.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Holds Roundtable Discussions On School Safety After Santa Fe Shooting
Posted on · A group of lawmakers will meet with students, educators and advocates on both side of the guns debate starting Tuesday to discuss potential legislative changes in light of the Santa Fe high school shooting
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Schedules June 30 Special Election To Fill U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold’s Seat
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott has called a June 30 special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi. The candidate filing deadline is Friday. Farenthold abruptly resigned in April
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Texas Gov. Deploys 760 National Guardsman To Border
Posted on · Abbott said there had been more than a 200 percent increase in the number of MS-13 gang members crossing the border, though he did not specify a time frame
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Former Ambassador Tony Garza Applauds Greg Abbott’s NAFTA Advocacy
Posted on · The Texas governor supports continued negotiation of contentious NAFTA issues, including rules of origin, and investor state provisions
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Opposed Controversial ‘Bathroom Bill,’ State Legislator Says
Posted on · According to the chairman of the Texas House committee where the bathroom bill died in 2017, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott "did not want that bill on his desk"
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‘Mercy Instead Of Vengeance’: A Father’s Successful Fight To Halt His Son’s Execution
Posted on · Instead, Thomas Bartlett Whitaker will now spend the rest of his life in prison for coordinating a 2003 ambush that left his mother and brother dead, and his father severely wounded
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Calls For Better Background Checks After Florida Shooting
Posted on · In his first public comments since the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting last week, Abbott called the status quo "unacceptable"
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Analysis: There’s A Reason Texas Governors Keep Failing To Lower Property Taxes
Posted on · Anguish over property taxes is at or near the top of the list of what politicians hear most often from Texans. This is not a complicated part of the civic compact: Voters are peeved. Politicians aim to please. Lowering taxes would make a politician popular with voters
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Woman Charged With Mailing Explosives To Obama And Greg Abbott
Posted on · A Texas woman has been accused of mailing homemade explosives to President Barack Obama and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that could have maimed or killed them, according to documents filed in district court last week in Houston