Trump, Texas Gov and Greg Abbott

President Trump pledges to expand border wall, praises Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
The speech underscored President Trump's continued focus on immigration, which he called the nation's "number one issue."
Trump heaps praise on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott minutes after swearing-in ceremony
The new president said he’ll work with Abbott to quickly build the border wall and crack down on illegal immigration.
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 “invasion," even as crossings are at a low.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott orders floating barriers to be set up along southern border
Among the slew of executive orders signed after reaching the White House Monday night, President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the far-reaching pandemic monitoring organization had "ripped off" the U.
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Greg Abbott’s threat against Texas A&M president wrong in spirit and law
The law that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was flexing over prohibits state universities from having DEI programs or activities, but with key caveats.
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Greg Abbott Issues Warning to Texas A&M President Over DEI
Texas A&M University had planned to send a delegation to a conference that white and Asian people were ineligible to attend.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defies federal government, orders flags to fly at full staff for Trump inauguration
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott flouted federal orders Monday and announced that flags in the Lone Star State will be flown at full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next
Gov. Greg Abbott wants to extend Texas’ DEI ban to K-12 schools
Texas passed a DEI ban at the state’s public universities. Now Abbott wants the state to stop funding diversity programs in K-12 schools.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott raised over $50 million in 2024 campaign funds
On Monday, Gov. Abbott announced that he had raised more than $50 million in the 2024 calendar year, with more than $45 million coming from Texans for Greg Abbott and an additional $6 million coming from the Greg Abbott Campaign candidate account.
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to force out Texas A&M president over alleged DEI ban violation
Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to force out Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh III over the university's apparent attempt to send students to a conference the governor said flouted the state's new diversity, equity and inclusion ban.
Gov. Greg Abbott orders all flags raised to "full-staff" in Texas for Trump's inauguration
In a statement released on Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the U.S. flag should be displayed "especially on ...
Texas has no excuse to reject federal meal program for 1.3 million students | Opinion
Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to reject this program for 2024 left kids without the help they need, even as the state enjoys ...
Texas A&M caves in to pressure from Gov. Abbott, cancels trip to DEI conference
Texas A&M University and at least eight other Texas public universities will no longer attend a student recruiting conference ...