Governor Abbott appoints three members to the Texas School for the Deaf board, including Hex Lightfoot, with a focus on meeting diverse student needs.

G overnor Greg Abbott is asking the U.S. Treasury Secretary to suspend the tax-exempt status of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and to launch an investigation into the advocacy group. In a letter provided to KVUE by the governor's office, Abbott said the following in a statement:

Former Houston Congressman Chris Bell has joined the race and will square off against State Representative Gina Hinojosa, of Austin, and entrepreneur Andrew White, of Houston, who ran in 2018. It's Bell's second time running for governor. He became the Democratic nominee nearly 20 years ago when he challenged incumbent Rick Perry in 2006.

It’s a three-way race on the Republican side with a lot of money at stake. Governor Abbott came to Fort Worth to support the man he backed for the job and appointed as acting Comptroller earlier this year, Kelly Hancock. Hancock is running against Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick and former Texas State Senator Don Huffines.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott officially designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist and Transnational Criminal Organizations under state law.

Houston-based attorney Tony Buzbee said on Friday that the Austin Police Department (APD) rushed its investigation into the death of a former Texas A&M University student.

An anti-Sharia law movement is being led by Texas Republicans, including Texas’ governor and members of Congress.

The move comes after the governor designated the Islamic non-profit as a terrorist organization, banning it from owning property in Texas.

Texas could provide every newborn with $1,000 invested in the stock market, mirroring a new program signed into law under Donald Trump.

Since Governor Greg Abbott launched his campaign for re-election, he's been highlighting policies that could have wide-ranging effects on Texans. He's highlighted a new plan to provide property tax relief,

The Republican had told a Dallas radio host Wednesday he had been asked to consider running for Congress in a newly redrawn district there.