#govgregabbott — Public Fediverse posts

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed that UT Austin professor Art Markman has been dismissed from his administrative role as senior vice provost for academic affairs because of "ideological differences."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/10/21/533834/ut-austin-professor-dismissed-from-administrative-duties-for-ideological-differences/

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Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday announced a special election in May to fill the Texas Senate seat left empty by Brandon Creighton, the Houston-area Republican who will lead the Texas Tech University System.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/10/17/533649/abbott-sets-special-election-in-may-for-houston-areas-empty-texas-senate-seat/

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Hours after the Texas Senate approved a new congressional map early Saturday morning that more heavily favors Republicans, a lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott was filed, alleging that the redrawn districts are racially discriminatory.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/25/529345/fresh-off-texas-senates-approval-new-congressional-map-is-target-of-lawsuit/

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Gov. Greg Abbott was initially resistant to the plan pushed by President Donald Trump’s political team to pick up new GOP seats through a rare mid-decade redistricting, according to two people who have spoken to Abbott and the White House about the behind-the-scenes discussions.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/22/526906/texas-republicans-gov-abbott-were-reluctant-to-redraw-congressional-maps-then-trump-got-involved/

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A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/05/523260/harris-county-officials-urge-abbott-to-approve-five-new-district-courts/

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A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/05/523260/harris-county-officials-urge-abbott-to-approve-five-new-district-courts/

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A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/05/523260/harris-county-officials-urge-abbott-to-approve-five-new-district-courts/

#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Texas #89thLegislativeSession #BrazoriaCounty #FortBendCounty #GovGregAbbott #HarrisCountyBacklogs #HarrisCountyDistrictCourt

A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/05/523260/harris-county-officials-urge-abbott-to-approve-five-new-district-courts/

#Court #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Texas #89thLegislativeSession #BrazoriaCounty #FortBendCounty #GovGregAbbott #HarrisCountyBacklogs #HarrisCountyDistrictCourt

A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/05/523260/harris-county-officials-urge-abbott-to-approve-five-new-district-courts/

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Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on Wednesday to create a government entity similar to the federal Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/23/519617/texas-creates-its-own-doge-to-make-the-state-more-business-friendly/

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has declared private school voucher legislation his number one issue for the legislative session beginning in January and called on Gov. Greg Abbott to declare it an emergency item.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/11/12/505680/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-names-private-school-vouchers-as-his-top-legislative-priority/

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The lawsuit comes less than a day after Gov. Greg Abbott held a ceremonial bill signing for Senate Bill 4. The law is scheduled to take effect in March if it survives the legal challenges.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2023/12/19/472834/legal-groups-file-lawsuit-to-stop-texas-law-that-makes-illegal-entry-a-state-crime/

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