Texas Governor Greg Abbott was called out by the state's largest newspaper over his recent comments related to DEI in higher education.

The Republican governor blamed the just-ended presidency of Democrat Joe Biden for the state having to step up to secure its border with Mexico.

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked Congress to reimburse the state for billions of dollars in Texas taxpayer money spent on border security during former President Joe Biden’s administration. In letters Thursday to congressional leaders and the state delegation, Abbott requested more than $11 billion from Washington.

Federal flag code laws say flags need to be flown at half-staff for 30 days after the death of United States standards.

As most state legislatures convene new sessions, the historic expansion of school choice in the U.S. that has taken place in recent years is poised to continue in 2025.

Governor Greg Abbott ... M University and Abbott's press office for comment via telephone and email, respectively, outside regular office hours. In 2023, Abbott signed Senate Bill 17 into law ...

Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Will that change?

Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced this week that flags at state buildings, which were initially lowered to half-staff following Carter’s death at 100 ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has ordered U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at full-staff on January 20, 2025, at all state buildings and grounds in honor of Inauguration Day. Flags will fly at full-staff for 24 hours, according to the executive order.

Tennessee’s Bill Lee and Texas’s Greg Abbott. The move goes against tradition, when flags stay at half-staff for the entirety of a 30-day mourning period following the death of a sitting or ...

Kay Ivey, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds noted in announcements this week that U.S. flags across their states would be relowered on Jan. 21 in honor of Carter. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a similar notice on Monday.

Governors Kay Ivey, Greg Abbott and Bill Lee also got a mixed response. WEAR News checked, and technically, state governments are not required to follow executive orders on state property.