Tag: Greg Abbott

Biden Heads to Border for First Time as President

President Joe Biden is heading to the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday following policy announcements and calls from Republicans as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued new criticism. Biden is due to spend a few hours in El Paso, Texas, currently the biggest corridor for illegal crossings, and is expected to meet with border officials to discuss migration…


Biden Arrives at Border for First Time as President

President Joe Biden arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, touching down in El Paso, Texas, following policy announcements and calls from Republicans as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued new criticism. Biden is due to spend a few hours in the Texas city, currently the biggest corridor for illegal crossings, and is expected to meet with…


Texas Governor Wants Answers Over Energy Company ‘Failure’ on Winter Planning

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called on the state attorney general and the railroad commissioner to investigate Atmos Energy’s lack of preparation for the recent severe winter weather. Abbott sent letters to Attorney General Ken Paxton and Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick on Dec. 28 asking their agencies to investigate the energy company’s failure to…


Greg Abbott Orders Probe of Atmos Energy Over ‘Failure to Prepare for Winter Weather Event’

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) on Wednesday called for an investigation into Atmos Energy after customers in parts of Texas were left without gas to heat their homes during frigid temperatures over Christmas. Abbott wrote to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick, asking them to probe what he called Atmos Energy’s failure to prepare…


Greg Abbott Pushes Back on White House Criticism After Busing Illegal Aliens to VP’s Home on Christmas Eve

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) has defended busing more illegal immigrants to Washington, D.C., on Christmas Eve after the White House issued a rebuke. Texas sent three busloads of illegal aliens to Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence on Christmas Eve when temperatures were in the teens, prompting the White House on Sunday to declare it a “cruel,…


Texas Gov. Orders Investigation After 2 Parolees Accused of Murder While Wearing Ankle Monitors

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered two state criminal justice agencies to investigate lapses in the release and parole supervision of two prisoners accused of murder while wearing ankle monitors. In a letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Abbott said the ankle monitors…


Texas Gov. Abbott Calls on Courts to Uphold Title 42 Border Rule

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed alarm Sunday about a surge in crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border if a key immigration policy, Title 42, is allowed to expire this week and called on courts to step in. Abbott said that public health concerns should prompt courts to intervene and prevent the policy from expiring. Former President Donald…


Texas Governor Declares Biden ‘In Violation of US Constitution’ for Not Securing US Border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has sent a letter to President Joe Biden saying Texas will escalate border security measures by invoking a clause of the U.S. Constitution to “protect its own territory against invasion by the Mexican drug cartels” amid rampant illegal immigration. “Your sustained dereliction of duty compels Texas to invoke the powers reserved in…


Abbott Expanding Operation Lone Star in Effort to Secure Southern Border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expanding Operation Lone Star (OLS) in an effort to further secure the state’s southern border with Mexico. Abbott, who has been critical of President Joe Biden’s open border policies, sent a letter to Department of Public Safety  (DPS) Director Steve McCraw and Texas Military Department (TMP) Adjutant General Thomas Suelzer…


Abbott, County Judges at Odds Over What ‘Repelling Invasion’ Looks Like

Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to some Texas judges Monday reiterating his commitment to border security. He also said it’s the federal government’s job to secure the border and encouraged the judges to call on the Texas Congressional delegation to act. So far, the judges and commissioners of 33 counties have declared an invasion…