President Biden said that the agents who charged at migrants as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas, would face repercussions.

Abbott defended the state's decision to audit 2020 election results at Trump's request as Chris Wallace questioned whether it is a "terrible waste" of tax dollars.

In the state of Texas in 2020, Trump defeated Biden by more than 5 percentage points but still wants the vote count "audited" like in Arizona.

Carlson said he could not book the governor onto his show, but Abbott appeared on Fox News host Sean Hannity's show just minutes later.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott lauded state troopers and border officials for stopping migrants from crossing into the US, while blaming the Biden administration for the situation.

GOP politicians are stoking fears about refugees and immigrants. Instead of debating policy, their language fuels dangerous conspiracy theories.

Abbott signed the Lavinia Masters Act into law in 2019. Masters told CNN the governor's pledge to "eliminate all rapists from the streets" isn't realistic.

Abbott had just signed a bill requiring defendants accused of violent crimes to put up cash bail exclusively, benefiting for-profit bail bonds firms.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that social-media companies were trying to "silence conservative ideas and values."

Gov. Greg Abbott criticized the White House for infringing on the "right to choose" after it said it would require vaccine mandates at some companies.

Biden announced on a new rule on Thursday requiring large employers to mandate that their workers be fully vaccinated or face weekly COVID tests.

"To arrogantly dismiss concerns about rape survivors...that is not who we want in our leaders," Harris said while campaigning for Gov. Gavin Newsom.

If the governor "has a means of eliminating all rapists or all rape from the United States, then there'd be bipartisan support for that," Psaki said.

On Tuesday, Abbott said those who have been raped have six weeks to get an abortion and he would work to "eliminate" rape from the state.

In response to a question on the state's new restrictive abortion law, Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to "eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas."

Bette Midler's suggested protest came in response to Texas' new abortion law, which bans women from receiving the procedure after six weeks.

Paris ISD went against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and made masks part of its dress code. The decision was "obvious," the district's lawyer told Insider.

The Tesla CEO - who sued California over its COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 - tweeted in response that he "would prefer to stay out of politics."

Gov. Greg Abbott's new executive order blocks governments from making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory, even if they're fully approved by the FDA.

The Paris Independent School District added masks to is dress code after Gov. Greg Abbott banned local mask mandates.

A spokesman for Abbott said the governor is receiving monoclonal antibody treatment and was fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

A spokesman for Abbott said the governor was receiving monoclonal-antibody treatment and was fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

With hospitals near their maximum capacities, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not impose lockdowns or mask mandates but will seek help from out-of-state medical professionals.

With hospitals near their maximum capacities, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not impose lockdowns or mask mandates but will seek help from out-of-state medical professionals.

Nearly two dozen Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives sued the Republican state leaders over their latest effort to bring them back.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he will not impose any lockdown or mask mandates even though coronavirus cases in the Lone Star State are rising.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott raised $4.6 million from energy industry contacts, per the Texas Tribune. His second-in-command raked in nearly $1 million.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to the adjutant general of the Texas National Guard on Tuesday requesting the help.

Shortly after taking office in January, President Biden paused border wall construction projects that were initiated by former President Trump.

They "decided to grab some beer, hop on a private plane and flee the state in what they are pretending is some great moral crusade," McConnell said.

Gov. Greg Abbott criticized Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block several conservative bills from passing in a special session.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed on "Fox News Sunday" the proposed GOP-led Texas voting restrictions would not suppress voters of color.

Abbott's agenda includes discussions on voting restrictions, critical race theory, and anti-trans rules for student-athletes.

"Forget the Alamo" concludes there are important parts of the Battle of the Alamo that have been left out of the event's narrative for generations.

The Texas lawmaker who wrote the bill told CBS Austin that he hadn't heard from the governor about it.

The governor vetoed part of the state budget containing the entire legislature's pay. Legislative staffers, however, will likely be hurt the most.

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said at a press conference that the state would be "adding more resources as needed" to help build the border wall.

This comes after the governor announced last week that Texas would begin building its own border wall and step up arrests of migrants.

Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, recently declared border security a statewide disaster. The wall promise is his latest salvo in a feud with Biden.

Paxton Smith dropped her pre-approved speech and instead attacked Gov. Greg Abbott's anti-abortion law.

The law was signed one day after the US Supreme Court said it planned to take up a case involving a restrictive abortion law in Mississippi.

Six of the seven states with a minimum wage of $7.25 are ending federal unemployment early, cutting off $300 per week from unemployed and gig workers.

Texas joins 19 other GOP-led states in ending federal unemployment benefits early. It's by far the biggest Republican state to terminate the benefit.

President Joe Biden has not released any plans to restrict Americans' consumption of red meat, despite the claims being spread online.

"There is no way on God's green earth that Texas is anywhere even close to herd immunity," said one epidemiologist.

Abbott is promoting a "Second Amendment Sanctuary State" bill which would allow Texas to ignore federal gun laws.

Biden on Thursday announced six executive actions to address the "epidemic" of gun violence in the United States.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott won't throw the first pitch of the Texas Rangers All-Star Game in protest over MLB's stance on voter suppression laws.

A judge pushed back on a suit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to stop the order that requires masks in Austin's public spaces.

The ruling rebukes Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to roll back a statewide mandate. The local policy will be reevaluated after two weeks.

Texans who violate businesses' mask policies can be arrested for "criminal trespass," Houston's police chief, Art Acevedo, said.

Despite what liberal Twitter accounts may think, Texas isn't made up of just Republicans. The state houses millions of Democrats and deserves help.

The restaurant's decision to enforce mask-wearing countered an executive order from Texas Gov. Abbott announcing an end to the state's mask mandate.

McDonald's, Kroger, Lidl, and others will still require customers wear masks, even as states like Texas and Mississippi loosen COVID-19 restrictions.

Adrian Garcia spoke to Insider about what Houston residents are struggling with after the freeze and who should be held accountable.

"What we don't need right now is another surge," Dr. Anthony Fauci said, calling the decisions to lift COVID-19 restrictions "ill-advised."

Dr. Natasha Kathuria, an ER doctor based in Austin, Texas, said "we can't let our guards down this soon" amid the state's reopening plans.

Abbott regretted reopening bars too early last year. Now, he's lifted statewide restrictions as cases rebounded nearly two-fold after the winter storm.

Texas is experiencing an uptick in reported COVID-19 cases after the winter storm, and it has more hot-spot counties than any other state.

Texas' deregulated electricity system worked much of the time, but failed when needed most. UT's James K. Galbraith says policymakers failed, too.

Some Texans described facing $US5,000 utility bills after winter storms caused prices to surge. Regulators on Sunday said electric providers were barred from shutting off service for unpaid bills. A news release said the orders were “intended to be temporary, likely through the end of this week.” Visit Insider’s homepage […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez excoriated Texas’ governor for blaming power outages on the Green New Deal. “Here’s a reminder: Texas runs 80-90% on fossil fuels,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. Millions are without power in Texas amid a devastating winter storm. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday […]

"The infrastructure failures in Texas are quite literally what happens when you *don't* pursue a Green New Deal," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.

'We are nearing a failed state in Texas ... It has everything to do with the leadership and those in positions of public trust who have failed us.'

'We are nearing a failed state in Texas ... It has everything to do with the leadership and those in positions of public trust who have failed us.'

Several Republican governors said they’re ordering their National Guard members to return home from DC, amid reports that the Guardsmen have endured poor conditions. The governors of Florida, Montana, New Hampshire, and Texas have recently complained about the way the troops were treated. Over 20,000 Guardsmen were sent to Washington, […]

At least 60 residents of a luxury Houston apartment complex have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the general manager told the Daily Beast. A spokesperson for Houston’s Health Department, however, has said that the apartment complex is not a registered vaccine provider. Texas Department of State Health Services’ map of local […]

A US federal judge ruled on Friday preventing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from reducing the number of mail-in ballot drop-off sites to one site per country, according to the Austin American-Statesman. Abbott’s order would have required people to travel for miles just to reach one ballot drop-off location, which Democrats […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered some ballot drop-off locations in the state to close. The move limits each county to just one location for people who are dropping off their absentee ballots. Abbott’s proclamation comes about a month before the presidential elections on November 3. Visit Business Insider’s homepage […]

Dr. Natasha Kathuria, an emergency medicine physician with expertise in public health and epidemiology, has been treating patients at the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Based in Austin, Texas, she described how doctors in the six different ERs where she works have become overrun with both coronavirus and non-coronavirus […]

The widow of a coronavirus patient in Texas is blaming President Donald Trump, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and anti-maskers for her husband’s death. Stacey Nagy published an impassioned obituary which ran in the Jefferson Jimplecute, according to a note that Nagy wrote on Twitter. “The blame for his death and […]

Early Sunday, the US National Hurricane Centre announced that Hurricane Hanna is now under a Tropical Storm status. On Saturday, the US National Hurricane Centre declared Hurricane Hanna as the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. On Sunday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that that the Federal Emergency […]

Houston, as of Saturday, has reported more than 40,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, and over 20,000 of them have been reported in the month of July, according to Harris County Public Health and Houston Health Department. The city’s total number of deaths from coronavirus also surged from 224 to 386 in […]

Tarrant County in Texas recorded its highest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases on Thursday: 857. That’s where Fort Worth is located, but Betsy Price, the city’s Republican mayor, believes that the pandemic was “an unknown for everyone,” which made it impossible to prepare for. “Quarantine fatigue” contributed to a […]

The mayors of Houston and Austin – two of the largest cities in Texas – have issued nearly identical, urgent warnings about the trajectory of the coronavirus outbreak in their state. If the virus isn’t brought under control, hospitals will be overwhelmed within two weeks, they said. Texas is experiencing […]

Monte Large, a co-owner of Houston’s popular Axelrad bar, believes Texas was too quick to reopen businesses in May. The reopening, and a lack of mandatory mask policies could be partially responsible for the recent surge in cases, he said. Axelrad spent its savings, and then a government grant, to […]

A group of Texas bar owners have sued the governor over an executive order shutting down bars due to the state’s growing coronavirus outbreak. Abbott said a recent spike in cases has largely been driven by Texas residents congregating in bars. One bar owner called Abbott’s order “discrimination.” The lawsuit […]

In another reversal, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered all bars in the Lone Star state to close by noon Friday. Texas has seen a steep spike in the coronavirus in recent days, once again breaking its single day record for new COVID-19 cases on Thursday with 5,996. San Antonio […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday paused the state’s reopening plan as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. Abbott said businesses that had already reopened could stay open. As of Thursday, more than 131,000 people in Texas had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. […]

As the fifth worst-hit state in the United States, Texas has reported at least 128,132 cases of the coronavirus and 2,270 deaths, as of Thursday. The state is grappling with a surge in new cases and Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday hit pause on the state’s reopening plan. Dr. Peter […]

Several states have presented COVID-19 data in ways that might misrepresent their outbreaks and response efforts as they attempt to reopen, according to news reports. Texas, Virginia, and Vermont reportedly combined tests for active and past cases, inflating their perceived testing capacities. Florida, Georgia, and Arizona have been accused of […]

Texas reported 1,801 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday – the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases in the state so far. More than 700 of the new cases came from the Amarillo area, a city along the Texas panhandle. Gov. Greg Abbott said he expected the number of positive cases […]

Shops, gyms, offices, bars, nail salons, cinemas, barbershops, beaches, gyms, offices, childcare facilities, and personal care services are among the businesses that have reopened in Texas. Professional sports leagues, including basketball, baseball, football, and tennis, can hold events from May 31, but fans are not allowed. Regardless of the type […]

On Friday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz got a haircut at a Dallas salon that has become a symbol of protest against stay-at-home orders. Friday, May 8, was the first day salons were allowed to reopen in Texas. Salon A La Mode owner Shelley Luther was arrested and sentenced to seven […]

Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans last month to gradually reopen Texas businesses. Publicly, the governor has said that there will be an increase in cases of the novel coronavirus but attributed a possible rise to more available testing. In a private call with lawmakers on Friday, however, the governor acknowledged […]

Becky Ames, the mayor of Beaumont, Texas, has been accused of violating her state’s stay-at-home order after images of Ames at a nail salon began circulating online. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott‘s stay-at-home order, which closed all nonessential businesses (such as nail salons), went into effect on April 2. Ames’ apparent […]

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas boasted about his state’s economy by comparing it to Russia. “The Texas economy is even larger than the economy of Russia,” Abbott said. “That makes me more powerful than Putin!” Texas, with its annual GDP of $US1.7 trillion, is ranked the 10th-largest economy in the […]

School resource officers confronted the shooter at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, four minutes after gunfire was first reported and captured him after another 25 minutes, authorities said. The officers, particularly John Barnes, were praised as heroes for their quick response during the shooting on Friday. It’s unclear […]

Questions are lingering around the mysterious death of Rogelio Martinez, a border patrol agent who died in Texas last weekend after sustaining severe injuries. Investigators have said they’re looking into whether a “potential assault” occurred, but cannot rule out the possibility it was an accident. The incident has become a […]

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Texas will appeal a federal judge’s ruling Wednesday that the state’s ban on gay marriages is unconstitutional, Attorney General Greg Abbott said. Here’s the full statement from Abbott, who is also the Republican frontrunner in the state’s gubernatorial race: “This is an issue on which there are good, well-meaning people […]

A federal judge in San Antonio ruled Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional Wednesday. Judge Orlando Garcia of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued an injunction stopping the state from enforcing a law that would prevent same-sex couples from getting married and would ban […]