Jordan Root, Author at Greg Abbott

Text of Governor-elect Abbott’s Inaugural Speech

AUSTIN- Texas Governor-elect Greg Abbott will deliver the following remarks after being sworn in as the 48th governor of Texas outside the State Capitol on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Greg Abbott’s 2015 Texas Inaugural Speech: *Greg Abbott often deviates from prepared...

WEB AD: Getting to Work

AUSTIN – Governor-elect Greg Abbott’s transition team today released a new web ad titled “Getting To Work,” following a series of legislative roundtables Abbott has hosted over the past week in San Antonio, Arlington, Houston and Tyler. “If we...

FOX NEWS: Texas Leads Coalition Of States In Lawsuit Against Obama Immigration Actions

Texas Gov.-elect Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that Texas is leading a 17-state coalition suing the Obama administration over the president’s executive actions on immigration. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Texas on Wednesday, and names the...

Texas Files Suit Against Obama’s Immigration Order

By Christy Hoppe Dallas Morning News’ Trail Blazers Blog Attorney General Greg Abbott filed suit, joined 16 other states, challenging the president’s executive order against deporting certain illegal immigrants. The suit filed in a South Texas federal court became the...

Amarillo Globe-News Editorial: Texas ready to take on Obama again

Amarillo Globe-News Editorial Board November 29, 2014 “Texas Gov.-elect Greg Abbott is not shy about telling how many times he has sued the Obama administration. You might say Abbott is almost proud of it — Abbott used his numerous lawsuits against the Obama...