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Beto O’Rourke Is Considering Running For Governor Of Texas In 2022

Beto O’Rourke Is Considering Running For Governor Of Texas In 2022

Former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said in a new interview that he is considering running for Governor of Texas in 2022. Per Fox News, O’Rourke told Texas radio station KLAQ that he is “going to think about” launching a gubernatorial campaign next year. O’Rourke accused the current Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, of […]

3y ago

Powerful Texas Republican Asked Gov. Greg Abbott To Authorize National Guard To ‘Shoot To Kill’ Rioters

Powerful Texas Republican Asked Gov. Greg Abbott To Authorize National Guard To ‘Shoot To Kill’ Rioters

A powerful Texas Republican called Gov. Greg Abbott last month with a request for the National Guard being dispatched during statewide protests: “shoot to kill” anyone rioting. As the Texas Tribune reported, “conservative power broker” Steve Hotze called Abbott’s office and left the request in a voicemail to his chief of staff, Luis Saenz. In […]

3y ago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Formally Closes State To New Refugees, Thanks To Recent Donald Trump Executive Order

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Formally Closes State To New Refugees, Thanks To Recent Donald Trump Executive Order

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday that his state will no longer welcome refugees, at least in 2020, citing his legal authority to do so based on an executive order recently signed by President Donald Trump which allows governors to make such decisions. According to The Hill, Abbott argued that Texas has already accepted […]

4y ago

President Donald Trump Pledges ‘Total Support’ In Tweet After El Paso, Texas Mass Shooting

President Donald Trump Pledges ‘Total Support’ In Tweet After El Paso, Texas Mass Shooting

On the heels of a deadly mass shooting incident in El Paso, Texas Saturday that ended in dozens of innocent shoppers killed or wounded by gunfire, President Donald Trump offered his support on Twitter. In the tweet, Trump indicated that he’d spoken to Gov. Greg Abbott about the developing situation and offered prayers for those […]

4y ago

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Boasts That He Is ‘More Powerful Than Putin’ Due To State’s Economy

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Boasts That He Is ‘More Powerful Than Putin’ Due To State’s Economy

At a rally in Texas supporting incumbent Senator Ted Cruz, Texas governor Greg Abbott announced that he is more powerful than Vladimir Putin. While warming up the crowd at the rally, according to the Daily Mail, Governor Abbott bragged that his state’s economy is the 10th largest in the world, bigger even than Russia. “By […]

5y ago

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Posted Fake Winston Churchill Quote About Anti-Fascists

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Posted Fake Winston Churchill Quote About Anti-Fascists

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took to Twitter in the wee hours of the night to warn against the dangers of anti-fascism, known as Antifa, by sharing a supposed Winston Churchill quote. “The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists.” In the now-deleted tweet posted on Tuesday, the Republican governor accompanied the quote by noting […]

5y ago

Texas Sanctuary City Ban Blocked

Texas Sanctuary City Ban Blocked

The debate surrounding sanctuary cities took a new twist late Wednesday night when a federal judge blocked the state of Texas’ ban on such cities. Texas state governor Greg Abbott signed the bill nearly three months ago in an event that was broadcast on Facebook Live, and the consequences for defying it looked to be […]

6y ago

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Quips About Shooting Reporters

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Quips About Shooting Reporters

A joke by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Friday, May 26, was not well received as the Republican quipped about shooting reporters. According to the Texas Tribune, Abbott just signed a bill Friday to reduce gun ownership fees and was at a shooting range when he fire rounds into a target. While he did not directly […]

7y ago

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Badly Burned In Accident, May Miss GOP Convention [Breaking/Video]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Badly Burned In Accident, May Miss GOP Convention [Breaking/Video]

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott has reportedly been badly injured in a scalding accident. The Texas Governor is said to have suffered “extensive second-and-third-degree burns” on both of his feet and both legs up to the knees. The extent of his injuries may force Greg Abbot to miss the upcoming Republican National Convention, according to […]

7y ago

Texas Wants To Require All Fetuses From Abortion To Be Cremated Or Buried

Texas Wants To Require All Fetuses From Abortion To Be Cremated Or Buried

Although the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down restrictive Texas abortion laws, the state has a new regulation to add. The state will demand aborted fetuses to be cremated or buried from September onward. The Associated Press reported that Republican governor Greg Abbott ordered Texas state health officials to bring the abortion regulation changes forward […]

7y ago

Greg Abbott Received Donation From Trump After Trump University Probe Dropped

Greg Abbott Received Donation From Trump After Trump University Probe Dropped

Texas Governor Greg Abbott received a $35,000 donation for his successful gubernatorial campaign from Donald Trump, the Associated Press revealed. Trump’s donation to Abbott’s campaign has garnered significant attention, because the donation followed right after Abbott helped drop fraud inquiries on Trump University back in 2010. The Republican governor, who was serving as Texas Attorney […]

8y ago

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Mocks Obama In Bizarre Tweet, Compares Trans Bathroom Use To Moon Landing

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Mocks Obama In Bizarre Tweet, Compares Trans Bathroom Use To Moon Landing

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is no friend of the trans community. He is unapologetic in his fight to prevent trans citizens in Texas from accessing one of the most basic human necessities: public bathrooms. In a fight that has been compared to the African American civil rights battle of the 1960s, Governor Abbott has sworn […]

8y ago

Jade Helm Shooting: Two ‘White Males’ In Pickup Truck Fire At Soldiers During Training, Police Say

Jade Helm Shooting: Two ‘White Males’ In Pickup Truck Fire At Soldiers During Training, Police Say

Soldiers conducting Jade Helm 15 military training exercises at Camp Shelby in Mississippi on Tuesday took fire from what police say was a passing pickup truck — an incident that may have been motivated by the numerous extreme conspiracy theories swirling around the large-scale training operation for months. Police were seeking two “white males” in […]

8y ago

Jade Helm 15: US Invading Texas Concerns Include List Of Complaints About Obama

Jade Helm 15: US Invading Texas Concerns Include List Of Complaints About Obama

Jade Helm 15 fears now include concerns about the U.S. invading Texas. Operation Jade Helm 15 military exercises will take place in seven southwestern states. Albert Ellison, Bastrop County Republican Party chairman, shared a list of reasons why he feels Texas distrust President Barack Obama and his administration in advance of the hotly debated realistic […]

8y ago

Texas AG Says Clerks Can Defy ‘Lawless’ Gay Marriage Ruling

Texas AG Says Clerks Can Defy ‘Lawless’ Gay Marriage Ruling

Texas AG Ken Paxton said county clerks can refuse to issue gay marriage licenses on religious freedom grounds. The highly controversial same-sex marriage ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court sent states scrambling to deal with an onslaught of homosexual couples seeking to tie the knot over the weekend. Ken Paxton, the Republican Texas Attorney General, […]

8y ago

Texas Insanity – Conspiracy Theories Taken Seriously In State Capitol

Texas Insanity – Conspiracy Theories Taken Seriously In State Capitol

That’s right, Texas: Insanity. There’s really no other word for it. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, the rookie governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, actually activated the Texas National Guard to monitor the Navy SEAL and Green Beret “Jade Helm” training exercises in the state last week because he was worried that they were just […]

9y ago

Jade Helm 15: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Wants State Guard To Monitor Military Exercises

Jade Helm 15: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Wants State Guard To Monitor Military Exercises

Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the state guard to monitor Operation Jade Helm 15. The realistic military training or RMT slated to begin in seven southwestern states in July has become highly controversial and has sparked multiple conspiracy theories, along with martial law concerns. Jade Helm 15 monitoring was requested by Governor Greg Abbott after […]

9y ago

Chris Kyle Day Declared By Texas Governor Greg Abbott

Chris Kyle Day Declared By Texas Governor Greg Abbott

Chris Kyle Day was declared by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. February 2 will be used to honor the famed Navy SEAL sharpshooter depicted in American Sniper. Texas Governor Greg Abbott made the Chris Kyle Day announcement while addressing a group of Lone Star State veterans in Austin. Governor Abbott received a standing ovation from the […]

9y ago

Greg Abbott Gets In Testy Common Core Debate With Bill Bennett: ‘If It’s Crazy, It’s Probably Not Common Core’

Greg Abbott Gets In Testy Common Core Debate With Bill Bennett: ‘If It’s Crazy, It’s Probably Not Common Core’

Common Core standards are one of the most controversial changes to the education system in years, with internet memes, biting columns, and chain e-mails being passed around daily that lambast the system as an over-complicated mess. Greg Abbott, as the governor of one of the nation’s biggest states, has made his negative view of the […]

9y ago

Wendy Davis Was Warned About Dysfunctional Campaign

Wendy Davis Was Warned About Dysfunctional Campaign

The Wendy Davis campaign reportedly received a warning in January that it was too dysfunctional and too liberal to win a statewide election in Texas. In the high-profile race for governor, state Attorney General Greg Abbott defeated Davis by 20 points in last Tuesday’s election. Republicans continue their lock on all Texas constitutional offices, decisively […]

9y ago

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