Texas, Greg Abbott and Donald Trump

Trump expands on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border policies
Read more <a href=" Only minutes after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, President Donald Trump praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security policies and promised Texas would have support from Washington now that he was in office.
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.
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."
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 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.
President Donald Trump shouts out Gov. Greg Abbott in inauguration address
President Donald Trump gave a shoutout to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during his inauguration address in the overflow room of the Emancipation Hall inside the U.S. Capitol.
Pres. Trump surprised to see Gov. Greg Abbott in crowd
President Donald Trump speaks about the border after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. The president was talking about Texas' handling of the border when he realized the governor was in the crowd.
President Trump surprised to see Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at post-inauguration speech
President Donald Trump was speaking to his supporters about the border after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. The president was talking about Texas' handling of the border when he realized Texas Governor Greg Abbott was in the crowd.
Gov. Greg Abbott says his 'border czar' has been promoted to lead U.S. Border Patrol
The U.S. Border Patrol chief’s official X account posted Tuesday that Texas "border czar" Mike Banks was the agency’s 27th ...
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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 ...
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Greg Abbott starts 2025 with almost $70 million in campaign cash
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference in Austin, June 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)(Eric Gay / AP) ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott orders all flags raised to "full-staff" in Texas for Trump's inauguration
Gov. Greg Abbott announced he has ordered all flags to be raised to full staff at the Texas Capitol and all state ...
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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 ...
Gov. Abbott proposes eliminating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and initiatives in K-12 public schools
The push expands on efforts from the last legislative session in 2023, when state lawmakers banned DEI programs at public ...