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Oct 25, 2022 · Greg Abbott ran as a small-government conservative. But the governor’s office now has more power than ever. Abbott has consolidated power like none before him, at times circumventing the...
Oct 25, 2022 · marilyn.thompson@propublica.org. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has consolidated power like no Texas governor in recent history, at times circumventing the GOP-controlled state Legislature and...
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Oct 22, 2021 · JOHN MORITZ. MORITZ: How Texas went from having weak governors to powerful governors over past 24 years. The framers of the Texas Constitution of 1876 want a weak state government, an a weak...
- John C. Moritz
Nov 9, 2022 · Nov. 8, 2022 8:32 PM PT. AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won a third term Tuesday, defeating Democrat Beto O’Rourke in a race that tested the direction of America’s...
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Dec 12, 2021 · Dec. 12, 2021. Leer en español. AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott surprised some on his staff when he arrived at his office this fall with plans for a new pandemic decree: a ban on mandated vaccinations by...
- J. David Goodman
Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist serving as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015 and as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1996 to 2001. Abbott was the third Republican to ...
Sep 15, 2022 · This means that the power and influence of a Texas governor can grow the longer they’re in office — even with a state constitution that is designed to give more power to the legislature.