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Texas Legislature begins Second special session

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 2d

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for second special session starting at noon today as redistricting showdown continues

Gov. Greg Abbott has called a second special session for 19 agenda items as Texas' redistricting showdown rages on.

Politico on MSN · 2d

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott immediately calls second special session for redistricting

The state Legislature has been locked in a standoff over a push to notch more seats for Republicans in next year's midterms.

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls second special session as Democrats continue holdout over redistricting vote

Abbott called a second special session after the House again failed to reach a quorum amid a Democratic walkout over a GOP-favored redistricting plan.

Obama sends message to Texas Democrats

CBS News · 1d

Obama sends message to Texas Democrats amid redistricting fight

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott reset the state's redistricting fight, calling for a second special session. It comes the day after House Democrats got a boost from former President Obama. CBS News' executive director of White House and politics,

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats who left the state over redistricting will take part in national demonstration

Those Democrats, who are expected to return to Texas on Monday, continue to argue that Texas’ redistricting plans are unfairly taking place in the middle of the decade, instead of in conjunction with a national once-a-decade census.

The Boston Globe · 2d

Texas Republicans start another redistricting session. California Democrats will counter.

Texas Republicans have ended a legislative session without approving new congressional maps but quickly began another intended to satisfy President Trump’s wishes.

Texas, New World and screwworm

Chron on MSN · 7h

U.S. to build $750 million Texas plant to stop New World screwworm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday announced it would spend $750 million to build a facility in Edinburg, about 20 miles north of the Texas border with Mexico, to combat

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Texas, USDA unveil $100 million push and $750 million plant to stop New World screwworm

Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins held a joint news conference Friday to announce new efforts to combat the New World screwworm.

KDFW · 1d

U.S. to spend $850M to combat screwworm fly in Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the U.S. Agriculture Secretary met on Friday to announce steps to battle an invasive species that is threatening the state’s livestock.

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

Riding political wins, a once-restrained Gov. Greg Abbott is increasingly steamrolling foes

The third-term governor appears determined to win any battle — even if it means scorched-earth primary crusades or trying to ...

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Exclusive interview with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as Democrats boycott redistricting plan

On Monday, Abbott spoke with CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink live during the 5 p.m. newscast about the political ...

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Texas governor Abbott signs property rights bills into law, stronger penalties for squatters

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law bills to strengthen private property rights and strengthen homeowners’ ability to ...

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Greg Abbott Blasted by Major Texas Newspaper—'Corruption'

The newspaper criticized Abbott for his response to Democratic lawmakers fleeing the state in protest of the legislature's ...

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Greg Abbott's polls went up after killing the THC ban—so why is he wading back in?

Polling conducted by McLaughlin and Associates, which has worked for President Donald Trump, showed that Abbott saw a 5-point ...

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Texas Supreme Court delays decision on Abbott and Paxton’s request to eject Democrats from office

The Texas Supreme Court requested more information from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott would pick new leadership for Harris County flood-control district under Texas bill

State Rep. Dennis Paul filed a bill to pull the county's flood control district under a board appointed mainly by Texas Gov.

Gov. Abbot still beat Newsom in disaster relief despite Texas Democrats stalling, hiding out

Despite Democratic lawmakers fleeing and holding up vital relief efforts, Texas Governor Abbott’s flood relief was faster ...

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