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4 key takeaways from our investigation into Greg Abbott's Texas border grant spending
The Express-News and the Houston Chronicle pieced together the most detailed picture to date of spending under Greg Abbott's ...
Largest Texas newspaper rebukes Greg Abbott over redistricting "power grab"
"The lives of Texans come second to the desires of President Trump and his loyalists," the Houston Chronicle's editorial ...
Law professor reacts to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's threat of arresting lawmakers who broke quorum
The governor instructed Department of Public Safety troopers to find, arrest and return Democratic lawmakers who left Texas.
Abbott says blue-state gerrymandering ‘distorted’ US politics after Democrats flee Texas
Texas has become the center of a national dispute over redistricting after the latest electoral map heavily favored Republicans.
Tricked-out trucks and office upgrades: Abbott's Operation Lone Star was a bonanza for Texas cities
Lone Star grants paid for pickups, office furniture, workout rooms and other items with little connection to border security.