Tag Archives: border security

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday asked lawmakers to come back for a special session that tackles ways to provide state funds for private-school tuition, to intensify Texas’ efforts to discourage undocumented immigrants and to bar private employers from requiring vaccination for COVID-19. Abbott did not include additional funding for public schools, including teacher pay raises, to the agenda …

FORT WORTH — New penalties for “street takeovers” were hailed Wednesday in North Texas as an example of success fomented by community leaders, law enforcement and lawmakers from both parties. Two recently signed bills will help curb the growing problem of illegal street racing and street takeovers in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday during his visit to Fort …

AUSTIN — School property tax cuts, border security and pay raises for state employees are among items that should have first call on the state’s nearly $33 billion revenue surplus, according to initial budget plans introduced in the two chambers Wednesday. A Senate proposal first aired by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick a day earlier — to increase homestead exemptions on …

AUSTIN — School property tax cuts, border security and pay raises for state employees are among items that should have first call on the state’s nearly $33 billion revenue surplus, according to initial budget plans introduced in the two chambers Wednesday. A Senate proposal first aired by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick a day earlier — to increase homestead exemptions on …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott can get away with doing too much with border security, because the federal government is doing too little. Abbott has appalled many Texans with his initiatives that he says are designed to secure the border and stop the flow of illegal drugs. The most controversial plan was ordering inspections of incoming trucks from Mexico. The move …