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February 23, 2023

Texas Gov. Abbott launches task force to crack down on street takeovers after Austin chaos, police crisis

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday announced a new effort to crack down on organized street race takeovers such as the one that recently threw intersections in the state capital into chaos.

February 21, 2023

Texas Gov. Abbott warns illegal immigrants, 'You're picking the wrong state'

Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott participated in a round-table discussion on Tuesday, where he gave a firm warning to illegal immigrants who enter the U.S. through the Lone Star State.

February 18, 2023

Texas death row inmate who gouged out own eyes seeks clemency

Attorneys for 39-year-old Andre Thomas, a Texas death row inmate who gouged out his own eyes, are seeking clemency for their mentally ill client ahead of his April execution.

February 10, 2023

Texas' Abbott slams 'easy bail for criminals' after fentanyl traffickers released on bond

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed outrage that four suspects arrested for operating a fentanyl lab in Houston were released on bond just a day after their arrest.

February 6, 2023

Texas border wall construction underway, Gov. Abbott says

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted a video of a wall being constructed along the state's border with Mexico on Sunday, boasting that Texas was building its own wall.

February 5, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issues emergency declaration amid winter weather

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued an emergency declaration in several counties on Saturday to address the ice storm that has impacted the state.

February 2, 2023

Jean-Pierre calls Texas border czar a 'political stunt,' claims Biden's actions 'made a difference'

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's efforts to secure the Southern border as “political stunts” Thursday.

January 31, 2023

NYC Mayor Eric Adams pleads with White House for more help on migrant crisis

New York Mayor Eric Adams has called the city's migrant crisis "very frustrating" after migrants faced off with New York City police over the weekend.

January 31, 2023

Greg Abbott announces Texas' first border czar amid surge of illegal migrant crossings

Amid the Biden administration's ongoing border crisis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a former Border Patrol agent as the state's first-ever border czar.

January 26, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott: Biden administration will 'spur' more border crossings

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott breaks down why he believes the Biden administration's policies will worsen America's illegal immigration crisis on "Your World."