Our governor can be a maddeningly inscrutable figure. His latest exercise in ordering troops around can help us understand ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is again deploying state troopers and National Guard soldiers to Austin ahead of planned anti-Trump protests this weekend, which the Texas Republican deemed "antifa-linked ...

Gov. Greg Abbott was quick to agree to send Texas soldiers to Chicago at President Donald Trump's request, and now the Texas Republican is using the issue to raise campaign funds as he seeks a record ...

When disaster strikes in Texas, fast money follows. And, according to a new data analysis, that fast money frequently flows to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s top donors. The report Awarding Influence ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday on X that the Lone Star State’s elite National Guard units are deploying "now" after receiving a request to help protect federal property. In the brief post, ...

As part of his continued crackdown on free speech, Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday threatened to withhold transportation funding from municipalities if they don’t erase “political ideologies” from their ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to step up security at places of worship across the state. The move comes in response to a rise in violent attacks targeting ...

The Texas National Guard and state troops are on their way to Austin. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday afternoon his decision to deploy the troops to the Capitol city ahead of the planned No Kings ...

Fox 4’s Steve Noviello wonders on Instagram if a few other road embellishments will run afoul of Greg Abbott’s new rule about displays in streets like rainbow crosswalks. He points out that, “a media ...

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference in Houston on Oct. 1, 2025. Credit: Antranik Tavitian for The Texas Tribune The Texas National Guard deployed Monday evening to "safeguard ... federal ...

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“Greg Abbott authorizes Trump to deploy Texas National Guard to other states to protect federal officials” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that ...