Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has their own priorities, which they announce at the start of the session. In ...

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Gov. Abbott returned to Washington for the second week in a row to urge Congress to reimburse Texas billions of dollars.

In the letters, posted by Abbott on X, the Texas governor pointed to what he calls "the Biden Administration's refusal to do its job for the last four years." "President Biden's policies left ...

The governor made the offer during meetings with President Trump and Border Czar Tom Homan at the White House on Wednesday.