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Greg Abbott seeks $11 billion in federal reimbursements for border security
In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the governor blamed previous border security policy for leaving Texas “defenseless,” forcing state officials to spend billions.
Greg Abbott asks Congress to reimburse $11 billion Texas spent on border security
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 ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott requests $11.1B from Congress for border security efforts
Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for the federal government to pay back $11.1 billion that was spent on Operation Lone Star, Texas' border security effort, during the Biden Administration.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asks Congress for $11 billion to cover his border crackdown under Biden
Gov. Greg Abbott wants the federal government to reimburse Texas $11 billion the state has poured into his border security crackdown over the last three years — including costs Texas racked up busing ...
Trump moves to expand on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown in first executive orders
The new president said he would designate drug cartels terrorists and send troops to the southern border to repel an ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will attend Trump inauguration in D.C.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will be among those attending President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, both Republicans and close Trump ...
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President Trump pledges to expand border wall, praises Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Following the formal inauguration ceremony and address in the Capitol Rotunda, Mr. Trump spoke to an overflow crowd in Emancipation Hall, delivering an enthusiastic endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg ...
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Greg Abbott Issues Warning to Texas A&M President Over DEI
Governor Greg Abbott has weighed in on reports that Texas A&M University planned to send a delegation to a Ph.D. conference in Chicago that is open only to participants who identify "as Black ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Gov. Greg Abbott threatened Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh III’s job over claims the university broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The threat came ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott orders all flags raised to "full-staff" in Texas for Trump's inauguration
Gov. Greg Abbott announced he has ordered all flags to be raised to full staff at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings on Monday, Jan. 20, the day President-elect Donald Trump is set to be ...
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Texas Gov. Abbott orders flags to full-staff for Trump's inauguration despite national mourning for Carter
AUSTIN – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed that American flags on state property be flown at full-staff to mark President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week, bypassing the national ...