With some of his priorities on the chopping block this session, Gov. Greg Abbott may be eyeing his recently expanded veto authority in order to get his way.
Governor’s Office
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State Government
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax dies after fight with cancer
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax died Thursday morning following a battle with cancer.
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State Government
Analysis: One (Texas) official to rule them all
If you got the states together to take power away from the federal government, as Greg Abbott hopes to do, and if you increased the state’s powers over laws passed by cities and counties and local voters, the most powerful office in the state capital would really be something.
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State Government
Gov. Greg Abbott to meet with President Trump at White House
Gov. Greg Abbott is set to meet with President Donald Trump on Friday at the White House.
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Demographics
Report: Travis County released dozens of undocumented inmates wanted by feds
Travis County officials declined dozens of requests from federal immigration agents to hold inmates in the days leading up to the county’s recent showdown with Gov. Greg Abbott over its new “sanctuary” policy.
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State Government
Analysis: The party in power in Texas acts more like two parties at war
The leadership battles in the Texas Legislature are often attributed to personalities — or to traditional House-Senate rivalries. But there’s another factor: The Republicans in power are from different factions of their party.
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Higher Education
It cost $9 million to attract a top engineer to A&M. Was that worth it?
The state spent big to recruit professor Thomas Overbye to Texas A&M University. But lawmakers are questioning whether it should devote millions to make similar hires in the future.
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Higher Education
Professor recruitment program — a top Abbott initiative — could lose funding
Draft budgets by both the Texas House and Senate have zeroed out funding for the Governor’s University Research Initiative, a project started by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2015.
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Politics
Analysis: In bathroom bill, politics disguised as policy
As policy, the proposed regulations for transgender Texan’s restroom choices have some gaping holes. The politics, however, are easy to understand.
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Politics
Greg Abbott blasts NFL for wading into “bathroom bill” debate
“The NFL needs to concentrate on playing football and get the heck out of politics,” Gov. Greg Abbott told conservative radio host Glenn Beck.
