Tag Archives: No ‘dynamic duo’: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

EL PASO — President Joe Biden’s visit Sunday to the Texas-Mexico border included a handshake with Gov. Greg Abbott (along with a note that was not a fan letter); a stop at the Bridge of the Americas, a busy port of entry; and a surprise walk with Border Patrol agents along the wall separating El Paso from Ciudad Juárez. The …

AUSTIN — In eight years as arguably the most conservative “Big Two” in Texas history, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have achieved an uneasy peace. The two Republican leaders rarely clash in public and they’ve increasingly avoided conflict by doubling down on the unique — and quite different — duties the state Constitution prescribes for them. Abbott glad-hands with corporate …