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Gov. Greg Abbott Backpedals On Pledge To Shut Down Border Crossings And Blames Biden Administration For Confusion

URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune / Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune

Posted on September 16, 2021 · Abbott’s announcements come as thousands of migrants — mostly from Haiti — have gathered under an international bridge in Del Rio.

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TikTok access wiped in a week at major Texas universities

Matt Harab

Posted on January 20, 2023 · Abbott claimed that the state universities “understand this is a bipartisan issue to keep the tentacles of China out of our universities and out of our state.”

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott talks property taxes and border security at inauguration for third term

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on January 17, 2023 · The Republican governor will serve his term with an expanded Republican majority in the Texas House and Senate, making it unlikely that his priorities will face significant roadblocks.

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Joe Biden tours El Paso for first border visit of his presidency

URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune / Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 9, 2023 · He was greeted by Gov. Greg Abbott upon arrival at the El Paso airport. Abbott has been a chief critic of Biden’s immigration policies and has frequently called on him to visit the border over the past year.

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Gov. Abbott calls for tougher penalties on removing ankle monitors after 3 Dallas killings

Katherine Hobbs, KERA

Posted on January 5, 2023 · A report last month found lapses in the state’s ankle monitor policies, which it said led to the three deaths, including a shooting inside Dallas Methodist Medical Center that killed two.

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