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Abbott

School Closures Are Escalating Across Texas. ‘It’s Not a Local Failure.’

State funding and policy have fallen short, advocates say, and the consequences are not confined to your backyard.

by Josephine Lee

Keep Reading

More Money than Greg

by Justin Miller

Abbott’s Bail Crackdown Meets Mixed Fate in Texas House

by Michelle Pitcher

Ending 30 Years of Resistance, Trump and Abbott Break the ‘People’s House’

by Josephine Lee and Joelle DiPaolo

Jan 13, 2022

The GOP Primary for Governor Is A Contest Of Extremism

With a bevy of hyper-conservative challengers, Greg Abbott is scrambling to cover his right flank.

by Jordan Vonderhaar

Nov 19, 2021

Greg Abbott’s Jankety Border ‘Wall’

A flawed idea and political symbol grows ever more slapdash.

by Gus Bova

Nov 15, 2021

Beto Wants to Make Texas Big Again

O’Rourke announces bid to take on Governor Greg Abbott, who is more unpopular than ever. But the former El Paso congressman is in for a much tougher fight than 2018.

by Justin Miller

Nov 08, 2021

Unchecked and Unbalanced

COVID-19 has provided Governor Greg Abbott the chance to wield more power than anyone in Texas history. He’s not eager to give it back.

by Justin Miller

Sep 01, 2021

To the Right, to The Right

Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton both won Donald Trump’s coveted endorsements. But their 2022 primary battles are just beginning.

by Justin Miller

Jul 20, 2021

Abbott Received Massive Contribution From Texas Blackout’s Biggest Profiteer

The natural gas industry raked in billions during the winter grid failure and Governor Abbott let them off the hook. He was rewarded with a huge campaign contribution from the grid collapse’s biggest profiteer.

by Justin Miller

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, center, gives an update on the coronavirus, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Abbott declared a state of disaster Friday as the coronavirus pandemic spread to all of the state's biggest cities. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Apr 02, 2020

A ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order by Any Other Name

At a time when clear and decisive action is paramount, Governor Greg Abbott has delayed, deferred, and equivocated, likely costing lives.

by Justin Miller

Jan 31, 2019

Are Silicon Valley Giants Responsible for a Mysterious New Texas Labor Rule?

The state’s workforce commission quietly advanced a rule that exempts a new class of workers from unemployment insurance coverage.

by Justin Miller

Jul 26, 2017

Texas Police Oppose Anti-Union Bill Championed by Abbott, Patrick

“They get the teachers this time … and next time they’re coming after us,” said a police association president about the bill the Senate passed.

by Gus Bova

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