Texas Gov. Abbott signs transgender bathroom ban into law
Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed legislation banning transgender people from accessing restrooms and other facilities, including domestic violence shelters and…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans hemp-based THC products for those under 21
1 of 2 | Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 5. On Wednesday, he signed…
Missouri’s Republican governor orders redraw of U.S. House districts as redistricting fight expands
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott OKs new congressional map in move to add 5 House seats
Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed legislation for a new congressional map in the state in an attempt to…
Texas Gov. Abbott says he’ll swiftly sign redistricting maps after lawmakers approve them
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday promised to quickly sign off on a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map gerrymandered to help the GOP maintain…
Dozens of House Democrats left Texas to deny GOP the quorum to vote
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout Monday that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President…
Texas Gov. Abbott calls second special session on redistricting
Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session of the state's House of Representatives Friday after gaveling out the first…
Texas Republicans plan another special session to deliver Trump more GOP congressional seats
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republican leaders said Tuesday that they were prepared to end their stalemated special session and immediately begin another standoff with Democrats in the…
Abbott threatens to remove 10 Democratic districts from Texas
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to remove 10 Democratic districts from Texas if California makes good on its threat to remove…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens indefinite special sessions
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbot is threatening to call a series of rolling special legislative sessions to push the Trump administration's…
Newsom welcomes Texas Democrats who fled to foil Trump’s redistricting plan
SACRAMENTO — California became center stage for the national political fight over House seats Friday when Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed Democratic lawmakers from Texas who fled their…
Minister denies Labour wants Diane Abbott out of party
Sam FrancisPolitical reporterUK ParliamentA government minister has rejected Diane Abbott's claim that the Labour leaderhip wants her out of the party after she was suspended…
Janelle James on ‘Abbott Elementary’ twist: ‘Do I still get paid?’
In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, Janelle James discusses her character’s arc on “Abbott Elementary,” and Aaron Pierre details the training required…
‘El Dorado Drive’ review: Megan Abbott taps into female financial woes
Book Review El Dorado Drive By Megan AbbottG.P. Putnam’s Sons: 368 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a…
Texas moves closer to mandating Ten Commandments displays in classes
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas would require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a Republican proposal that cleared a major vote Saturday and would…
Texas Gov. Abbott signs controversial private school vouchers bill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed a controversial $1 billion bill into law that provides parents with vouchers to send their children to private…
‘Abbott Elementary’ and ‘Sunny’ creators on their crossover episode
There was a moment during the filming of the “Abbott Elementary” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” crossover episode that blew Quinta Brunson’s mind. It…
Australia vs India: Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett called up
Australia have called up uncapped duo Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett for the second Test against India after seamer Josh Hazlewood was ruled out through…