Several Big Bend counties have agreed to be included in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border disaster declaration. The governor’s border plans have sparked a…
In a new court filing, the attorney general's office said the governor properly used his veto power when he nixed funding for the Legislature in response…
By Ashley Lopez, KUTTexas will not be resettling refugees in the new fiscal year, Gov. Greg Abbott told federal officials Friday.State officials had until…
By Cassandra Pollock, Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott has issued eight executive orders in response to the El Paso and Odessa-Midland mass shootings that…
Gov. Greg Abbott has called for a special session of the Texas Legislature to begin July 18. CREDIT BOB DAEMMRICH FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE "Considering all…
Brewster County has agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) against the county sheriff’s office over…
Texas has filed a lawsuit against the federal government and a nonprofit refugee resettlement group. It’s an effort to stave off resettling more Syrian…
Despite the growing list of U.S. governors stating they will no longer resettle people from Syria, it's not clear whether states have the legal authority to keep the refugees out.