Press & Updates
The latest updates from Governor Greg Abbott and Texans for Greg Abbott.
Greg Abbott spoke with Sean Hannity on The Sean Hannity Show about the federal government’s potential land grab near the Red River in Texas. *Transcript may not be exact. SEAN HANNITY: Attorney General soon to be governor of the great state of Texas, Greg Abbott is with us. How are you? ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG ABBOTT: […]
Texas AG To Feds: ‘Come And Take’ Disputed Land By Jason Devaney Newsmax Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has a message for the Bureau of Land Management about disputed land along the Oklahoma-Texas border: “Come and take it.” Abbott was referring to a potential land grab of 90,000 acres that belong to Texas residents. According […]
Greg Abbott’s Educating Texans Plan: School Governance HOUSTON – Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott today unveiled the second phase of his “Educating Texans” policy plan in Houston. In remarks delivered at Northbrook High School, Abbott emphasized the importance of genuine local control. Abbott offered reforms that will return control of schools to the […]
Exclusive – Texas AG Abbott To BLM: “Come And Take It’ By Bob Price Breitbart Texas After Breitbart Texas reported on the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) intent to seize 90,000 acres belonging to Texas landholders along the Texas/Oklahoma line, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott questioned the BLM’s authority to take such action. “I […]
Texans for Greg Abbott to Accept Bitcoin Contributions AUSTIN – Texans for Greg Abbott today announced that Bitcoin will now be accepted as a form of campaign contribution through GregAbbott.com. Bitcoin, a new and decentralized digital currency, enables instant financial transactions with a new level of safety and security. Texans for Greg Abbott is one […]
State Should Help Accountable Pre-K Programs By Greg Abbott San Antonio Express-News April 11, 2014 Education is the foundation on which futures are built. Reading and math skills are the cement. If we want a Texas where more students graduate from high school college-ready or career-ready, we must build a secure foundation of education excellence. […]
Greg Abbott’s Spine Of Steel By Daniel Allott National Review Online Greg Abbott is attorney general of Texas and the Republican nominee for governor. He spoke with Daniel Allott about his life as a politician with a disability. ALLOTT: Can you talk about how you sustained your injury, and how it affected your choice of […]
The Next Governor Of Texas? By Michael Warren The Weekly Standard There’s a small crowd munching on tacos and tortilla chips here at El Pato, a local chain restaurant in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley. We’re a short drive from the Mexican border, in a part of the state that’s nearly 90 percent Hispanic. The folks […]
ELECTION 2014: Cecilia Abbott Shares Life, Touts Husband’s Experience By Jonathan Garris Magnolia Potpourri Cecilia Abbott, wife of Texas governor candidate Greg Abbott, hoped to give people a more intimate view of her husband and his candidacy Thursday afternoon at the monthly luncheon of the Montgomery County Republican Women. Mrs. Abbott spoke about her time […]
Greg Abbott Unveils Pre-K – Third Grade Education Policy Proposals WESLACO – Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott today unveiled the first phase of his “Educating Texans” policy plan in Weslaco, TX. In remarks delivered at Sam Houston Elementary School, Abbott emphasized his goal to make Texas the number one education system in the […]
Abbott Talks Jobs, Water By Monique Ching San Angelo Standard-Times SAN ANGELO, Texas — Attorney General Greg Abbott says he is familiar with the challenges water-worried communities face, being from Wichita Falls. “Very importantly, it is not water versus economic growth — they actually go hand-in-hand, and they are essential,” Abbott said. “Certain things must […]
Greg Abbott Releases New Policy Proposal on Ethics AUSTIN – Texans for Greg Abbott today announced a new recommendation to the ethics proposals presented in Greg Abbott’s “We The People” policy plan. The recommendation would prohibit legislators, including the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House, from serving as bond counsel for any public entity. […]
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