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Local officials around Texas say Abbott's COVID-19 restrictions aren't enough

Local officials around Texas say Abbott's COVID-19 restrictions aren't enough

Three months after Abbott announced the 15% rule, a Texas Tribune analysis of state data shows that in regions with the worst outbreaks the restrictions have done little to ease an overburdened health care system.

December 23, 2020
Gov. Abbott gets COVID-19 vaccination in effort to assure Texans of safety, importance

Gov. Abbott gets COVID-19 vaccination in effort to assure Texans of safety, importance

Gov. Abbott said he received the shot at an Austin hospital to help reassure the public that COVID-19 inoculations are safe.

December 22, 2020
Gov. Abbott says Texas teachers should be given priority to COVID-19 vaccine

Gov. Abbott says Texas teachers should be given priority to COVID-19 vaccine

Gov. Greg Abbott believes Texas teachers should be given priority when it comes to getting vaccinated.

December 17, 2020
Abbott confirms Texas National Guard to be deployed in cities ahead of Election Day

Abbott confirms Texas National Guard to be deployed in cities ahead of Election Day

Abbott said decisions about when and where Texas National Guard troops would be sent would be made on an as-needed basis ahead of Election Day.

October 28, 2020
Appeals court again limits Texas counties to one mail-in ballot drop-off site

Appeals court again limits Texas counties to one mail-in ballot drop-off site

An appeals court granted a request for an emergency stay of a federal judge's injunction that blocked Gov. Greg Abbott's order limiting Texas counties to just one ballot drop-off location during early voting for the November elections.

October 11, 2020
Groups sue Texas governor to block limits on ballot drops

Groups sue Texas governor to block limits on ballot drops

Civil rights and voter advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that dramatically reduced the number of drop-off locations for mail ballots.

October 2, 2020
Gov. Abbott's legislative proposal would criminalize rioting activities in Texas

Gov. Abbott's legislative proposal would criminalize rioting activities in Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans to punish rioters who cause injury, destroy property or target police officers. The proposals must first make their way through the Texas Legislature.

September 24, 2020
Gov. Abbott asks Texans to petition against "defunding" police departments

Gov. Abbott asks Texans to petition against "defunding" police departments

Governor Greg Abbott wants Texans and candidates running for office to sign a pledge that they back police and won't push to defund police departments.

September 9, 2020
Gov. Abbott considering proposal for state to take over APD

Gov. Abbott considering proposal for state to take over APD

Abbott wrote on Twitter that the proposal for the state to take over APD is one strategy he is looking at after Austin City Council voted to defund APD.

September 3, 2020
Gov. Abbott calls for firing of Wylie ISD teacher over assignment that likened police to KKK, slave owners

Gov. Abbott calls for firing of Wylie ISD teacher over assignment that likened police to KKK, slave owners

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for the firing of a Wylie ISD teacher who assigned a lesson to students that featured a cartoon that appeared to compare police with the KKK and slave owners.

August 23, 2020
Fort Worth attorney completes his walk to Austin, but hasn't met with Gov. Abbott about police reform

Fort Worth attorney completes his walk to Austin, but hasn't met with Gov. Abbott about police reform

The marathon trek from Fort Worth to Austin cost attorney Leon Reed 10 days and minor injuries to his feet. 

August 20, 2020
Gov. Abbott extends disaster declaration for coronavirus in Texas

Gov. Abbott extends disaster declaration for coronavirus in Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday extended a statewide disaster declaration he first issued in March to allow the state to better respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

August 8, 2020
Gov. Abbott will not attend the Republican National Convention

Gov. Abbott will not attend the Republican National Convention

Texas Governor Greg Abbott will not be attending the Republican National Convention.

August 1, 2020
Gov. Greg Abbott warns more shutdowns could be coming if mask mandate isn't followed

Gov. Greg Abbott warns more shutdowns could be coming if mask mandate isn't followed

The state of Texas has surpassed 10,000 current hospitalizations for the first time while reporting more than 9,000 new cases for the third time this week.

July 10, 2020
Gov. Greg Abbott on Jenkins' request for more closings: 'He wants to force poverty on people'

Gov. Greg Abbott on Jenkins' request for more closings: 'He wants to force poverty on people'

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to do more to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

June 29, 2020
Gov. Abbott, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins again trade jabs about COVID-19 response

Gov. Abbott, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins again trade jabs about COVID-19 response

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins blasted Governor Greg Abbott in the latest chapter of their ongoing criticism of one another.

June 24, 2020
Gov. Abbott expands local authority on outdoor gatherings

Gov. Abbott expands local authority on outdoor gatherings

The proclamation follows data showing an increase in COVID-19 transmission in Texas and precedes Independence Day celebrations next week.

June 23, 2020
Conservative group ‘Empower Texans’ staffers mock Gov. Greg Abbott's wheelchair use

Conservative group ‘Empower Texans’ staffers mock Gov. Greg Abbott's wheelchair use

Two staffers for a hard-right political action group in Texas have been suspended after leaked audio caught them making fun of Governor Greg Abbott and his use of a wheelchair.

June 19, 2020
Texas Gov. Abbott pays respects at service for George Floyd

Texas Gov. Abbott pays respects at service for George Floyd

“George Floyd is going to change the arc of the future of the United States. George Floyd has not died in vain. His life will be a living legacy about the way that America and Texas responds to this tragedy,” Abbott said.

June 8, 2020
Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas will not be soft on those committing crimes

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas will not be soft on those committing crimes

At the White House Monday evening, President Donald Trump threatened to deploy military resources if states cannot get protests under control. He called on governors to deploy the National Guard.

June 1, 2020
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