Press & Updates
The latest updates from Governor Greg Abbott and Texans for Greg Abbott.
This Op-Ed from Governor Greg Abbott first appeared in the Longview News-Journal, February 21, 2015. By Greg Abbott Longview News-Journal Jobs are growing in Texas and more families in Longview, my boyhood home, are sharing in the promise of Texas. But there’s more work to do. On Tuesday, as governor of this great state, I […]
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 are going to build a better Texas, I think one of the first and most important […]
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 heads of the top immigration enforcement agencies as defendants. Abbott, in a news conference in Austin, […]
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 31st lawsuit that Abbott, who made opposition to Obama a central part of his winning […]
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 administration as a talking point during his successful gubernatorial campaign. “I have […]
By Andrew Johnson National Review President Obama “crossed a serious legal line” with last week’s executive order on immigration, and Texas attorney general and governor-elect Greg Abbott is following up on his promise to take legal action, he said on Tuesday. “The President’s action violates his constitutional duty to faithfully enforce immigration laws that were […]
AUSTIN – Texas Governor-elect Greg Abbott’s transition team today released a new web ad, titled, “Getting To Work,” featuring Governor-elect Abbott expressing his readiness to build an even better Texas for future generations while ensuring a smooth transition process and a productive start to the legislative session. “On Election Night, I made a promise to […]
AUSTIN – On the morning of Election Day, Greg Abbott interviewed on radio shows across the state encouraging Texans to get out and vote. “Texans aren’t satisfied with Barack Obama and his agenda,” Greg Abbott said on KNTH’s “Sam Malone in the Morning.” “If you, the listener, disagree with the Barack Obama agenda, I need […]
AUSTIN – As millions of voters across Texas head to the polls on Election Day, Texans for Greg Abbott released a new web ad encouraging everyone to get out and vote. The web ad features footage from Greg Abbott’s statewide Get Out The Vote Tour, which concluded Monday evening. “Speeches don’t win elections, TV ads […]
AUSTIN – Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott today hosted a Google Hangout with seven county-level Republican organizations located across the state. Speaking from the campaign’s headquarters, Abbott addressed loyal volunteers who have spent the last year phone banking, block walking and supporting Greg Abbott as he campaigns for a better, brighter future for […]
AUSTIN – Texans for Greg Abbott today announced that the campaign headquarters will be open and operational 24 hours a day through Election Day. Campaign staff and volunteers will be in the office preparing for upcoming events, answering phone calls and emails and posting to social media accounts around the clock beginning Wednesday. Campaign Manager […]
Script for “Mission” (TV): ABBOTT: “Together we can secure our border, keeping Texans safe from drug cartels and gangs that are importing crime to our state.” VO: “He’ll double the funding for the Department of Public Safety – and hire 500 more state troopers – for border security.” ABBOTT: “I will never stop fighting! And […]
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