In a victory for Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, at least nine House Republicans appeared to have lost their primaries on Tuesday evening. Another eight members, at least, were also forced into runoffs this May 28 — including House Speaker Dade Phelan who was the No. 1 target of the far right. […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is returning to the Panhandle Tuesday morning, joining state and local officials in Canadian to offer updates on the deadly wildfire outbreak that has burned well over a million acres since last week. The news conference is tentatively set for 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Canadian Volunteer Fire Department station, according […]
El Paso Police Department Headquarters on Sunday was officially named in honor of the life and legacy of longtime Police Chief Greg Allen on what would have been Allen’s 73rd birthday. The name of Chief Gregory K. Allen Police Headquarters was unveiled by a police honor guard during a ceremony on a sun-splashed morning on […]
Former President Donald Trump said Gov. Greg Abbott is on his short list for vice president in a Thursday interview on Fox News. Trump, appearing with Abbott on Hannity, said the Texas governor is “absolutely” on the list, when asked about possible VP running mates by host Sean Hannity. Trump has not secured the Republican […]
Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner in the Republican presidential primary, said on Thursday that he is considering Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) as a potential running mate. In a joint interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump said the governor is “absolutely” included on his vice presidential […]
Donald Trump said Thursday during a visit to the Texas-Mexico border that Gov. Greg Abbott is “absolutely” on his short list of potential vice presidential candidates for his 2024 run. During a joint interview with Abbott on Fox News, the former president was asked by host Sean Hannity whether Abbott was under consideration for the […]
A motorcade procession and funeral service with police honors for Greg McCowan, a Blount County sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty, will take place at 1 p.m. Feb. 14 at at Sevier Heights Baptist Church. The details of the funeral were confirmed by the Smith Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Maryville at […]
The two Blount County sheriff’s deputies who were shot, one fatally, during a traffic stop Thursday night were new to law enforcement, Sheriff James Lee Berrong said in a Feb. 9 Facebook post. Berrong was visibly emotional during an early morning press conference in which he detailed the death of Deputy Greg McCowan and the […]
EAGLE PASS — Flanked by visiting Republican governors, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday afternoon railed against President Joe Biden’s handling of the southern border and recommitted to defending the state from an “invasion” of migrants. Abbott has doubled down on enforcement at the border amid an escalating feud with the federal government over who controls […]
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has witnessed over 6 million migrants entering the United States from the southern border under the Biden administration, and a large percentage of them are coming through Texas. In response, the state’s Republican governor, Greg Abbott, has taken matters into his own hands. In March 2021, he launched Operation […]
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! TEXAS GOV INVOKES SECESSION IN STATEMENT. CALIFORNIA LAWMAKER SHOWS SUPPORT The Civil War ended 159 years ago, but the language used by the secessionists who started it lives on today, most recently in a statement from Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. In a statement issued last week, […]
Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, whose administration oversaw a decrease in individual income taxes and an increase in residential property taxes, is seeking a second term. Gianforte made the announcement Tuesday and said Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras will be his running mate. With a historic budget surplus following federal stimulus spending due to the COVID-19 […]