1. Houston-area doctor Stephen Kimmel left his own flooded home and waded and canoed through the floodwaters with help from volunteer firefighters to get to a hospital to perform an emergency surgery on a 16-year-old boy. Kimmel reached the hospital after walking the...
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott this evening met with Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul regarding Hurricane Harvey. A readout of the meeting can be found below. The Governor...
AUSTIN – The following lawmakers have declared their support for HB 70 or SB 14, which address Governor Abbott’s call to prevent cities from regulating trees on private land. The Governor thanks these members of the legislature for their commitment to private property...
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his call to crack down on mail-in ballot fraud is generating growing support across Texas. Addressing mail-in ballot fraud is part of the Governor’s 20-item agenda for the ongoing special legislative session. “While...
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his call for increasing teacher pay and allowing for greater flexibility in recruitment and retention practices is generating growing support across Texas. Teacher pay, recruitment, and retention is part of the...
Thanks 2nd Amend advocates: ATF shelves controversial bullet ban proposal. We'll keep fighting. #tcot @NRAhttp://fxn.ws/1FGqn13— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) March 10, 2015 The Obama Administration again tried to attack the Second Amendment, but abandoned it...
