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Gov. Greg Abbott Issues 8 Executive Orders Aimed At Stopping Potential Mass Shooters

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune

Posted on September 5, 2019 · The orders focus largely on improving reporting channels when members of the public or law enforcement agencies worry that a person might be a threat to commit violence.

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Gov. Greg Abbott Says “Mistakes Were Made” In His Fundraising Letter Before The El Paso Shooting

Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune

Posted on August 29, 2019 · The governor’s comments come after reports emerged of a two-page fundraising mailer that warned of a liberal plan to "to transform Texas — and our entire country — through illegal immigration."

Tags El Paso greg abbott hispanics Texas Democratic Party Texas Safety Commission

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Political Roundup: What Should Come From Gov. Abbott’s Gun Violence Commission?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 28, 2019 · Local experts discuss the latest political news.

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Texas Safety Commission Discusses Guns, Terrorism And Social Media At Post-El Paso Roundtable

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 22, 2019 · The new panel met Thursday at the state Capitol in Austin and is scheduled to convene again next week in El Paso.

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Many Texas special ed parents fear school vouchers because ‘private schools don’t have to play’

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on March 30, 2023 · The governor and top lawmakers have pointed to students in special education as prime beneficiaries of school vouchers. Some community members are worried the approach will drain funds from already shortchanged public schools while opening the door for discrimination against students with disabilities. 

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Texas bill requiring 10-year prison sentences for gun felonies faces opposition from criminal justice and firearm advocates

William Melhado, Texas Tribune / Alejandro Serrano, Texas Tribune

Posted on March 10, 2023 · Under Senate Bill 23, authored by Houston Republican Joan Huffman, all felonies involving a gun would incur a mandatory 10-year prison sentence. It’s meant to curb crime, despite the lack of correlation between harsher sentences and crime rates.

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Texas A&M University System bans diversity statements from job applications

Kate McGee, Texas Tribune

Posted on March 3, 2023 · The system is the latest to make changes after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices.

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Gov. Greg Abbott promises to be “heavily involved” in push for education savings accounts

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on February 21, 2023 · In an interview with the Tribune, the governor also backed criminalizing some health care treatments for transgender kids and shrugged off the idea that he’s in a conservative policy rivalry with Ron DeSantis.

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