“This disgraceful condition must end; and it can only end with action by Congress to reform the broken immigration system,” Abbott wrote in a letter to all members of the Texas delegation.
Governor’s Office
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Criminal Justice
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has a 40-point plan for improving school safety. Here’s what it would do.
The plan includes new gun laws, training for school officials and an app.
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Texas Elections 2018
Lupe Valdez sees Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as President Donald Trump’s “puppet”
In an interview Sunday, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee accused Abbott of “trying to find favor” with Trump, particularly on issues related to the border. “He’s just following in Trump’s footsteps,” she said.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: Changing one Texas election watch list for another
The contestants in a handful of the most competitive general election races in Texas weren’t in place until this week, when Tuesday’s runoffs determined who’ll run in November.
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Criminal Justice
Report: Lupe Valdez, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, owes $12,000 in property taxes
According to the Houston Chronicle, the former Dallas County sheriff owes money on seven properties in two counties.
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Texas Elections 2018
Lupe Valdez becomes first openly gay and first Latina candidate to win a major party nomination for Texas governor
After swapping leads early in the Democratic gubernatorial runoff, Valdez pulled ahead of White and will face incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Texas Elections 2018
Here’s what to expect in the Texas runoff elections
Texas voters will decide major-party nominees Tuesday in 33 primaries that went to an overtime round after the March elections.
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Analysis: Texas Democrats Lupe Valdez and Andrew White stage a small race for the biggest office
Texas Democrats face a true juggernaut in this year’s race for governor, and they’ll need a juggernaut of their own to pull it off. Last week’s debate illustrated how much work they’ll have to do to compete.
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Politics
Watch Lupe Valdez and Andrew White debate ahead of the Democratic runoff for governor
Watch the Democrats competing to take on Gov. Greg Abbott meet for the first and only debate before the May 22 primary runoff.
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Split Decision for 2018 Election
Meet Lupe Valdez and Andrew White, the Democrats vying to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott
The candidates in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas governor, Lupe Valdez and Andrew White, will hold their sole debate on Friday. You can watch them virtually debate in our Split Decision series and find out where they stand on abortion, gun control and legalizing marijuana.
