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  1. www.newsweek.com › greg-abbott-defies-joe-bidenGreg Abbott Defies Joe Biden Over Texas Border Crisis - Newsweek

    May 11, 2024 · Texas Governor Greg Abbott defied President Joe Biden 's new asylum proposal on Friday amid tensions over the U.S.-Mexico border. Texas has faced the brunt of the massive surge of migrants...

  2. www.usatoday.com › picture-gallery › newsTexas Governor Greg Abbott career in photos - USA TODAY

    May 16, 2024 · Texas Governor-Elect Greg Abbott (R-TX) listens while President Barack Obama makes a statement before a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 5, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Obama met ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Greg_AbbottGreg Abbott - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Abbott was sworn in as governor of Texas on January 20, 2015, succeeding Rick Perry. He is the first governor of Texas and the third elected governor of a U.S. state to use a wheelchair, after Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (1929–1932) and George Wallace of Alabama (1963–1967, 1971–1979; 1983–1987).

  5. www.britannica.com › biography › Greg-AbbottGreg Abbott | Biography, Wife, Accident, & Facts | Britannica

    May 24, 2024 · Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester. Greg Abbott (born November 13, 1957, Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.) is an American Republican politician who serves as governor of Texas (2015– ). He previously was the state’s attorney general (2002–15). A prominent figure in conservative politics, he ...

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  7. gov.texas.gov › news › postGovernor Abbott Condemns President Biden's Feckless Border ...

    May 9, 2024 · May 9, 2024 | Austin, Texas | Press Release. Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following the new proposals announced by President Joe Biden's Department of Homeland Security to address the historic levels of illegal immigrants entering our country at the southern border:

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_governors_of_TexasList of governors of Texas - Wikipedia

    17 hours ago · Texas Constitution. Salary. $150,000 (2013) [1] Website. gov .texas .gov. The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described ...

  9. www.texasstandard.org › stories › rick-perry-texasNew book ranks Rick Perry among Texas’ most notable governors

    May 7, 2024 · By Shelly Brisbin May 7, 2024 3:38 pm Arts & Culture, Books, Government & Politics, Texas Standard Original. Mengwen Cao / KUT. Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Rick Perry served as governor longer than anyone in Texas history. He has also been U.S. energy secretary and a two-time Republican presidential candidate.