/tags/greg-abbott Greg Abbott en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:57:13 GMT /education/2025-06-04/gov-greg-abbott-signs-8-5-billion-school-funding-bill-with-boosts-for-teacher-pay-special-ed-and-safety House Bill 2 includes $4.2 billion for pay raises and nearly $2 billion to overhaul special education. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:57:13 GMT /education/2025-06-04/gov-greg-abbott-signs-8-5-billion-school-funding-bill-with-boosts-for-teacher-pay-special-ed-and-safety Lucio Vasquez /news/2025-06-04/texas-school-boards-could-remove-library-books-under-bill-on-governors-desk-book-ban-sb-13-libraries Texas� Senate Bill 13 empowers school boards to decide which books are permitted in their school libraries. It also allows parents to submit a list of books their children are prohibited from checking out. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:32:09 GMT /news/2025-06-04/texas-school-boards-could-remove-library-books-under-bill-on-governors-desk-book-ban-sb-13-libraries Nina Banks /politics/2025-06-04/travis-county-sheriff-immigration-enforcement-ice-texas-senate-bill-8 Senate Bill 8 would require sheriffs running a jail to have a formal partnership with the federal immigration agency. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:01:00 GMT /politics/2025-06-04/travis-county-sheriff-immigration-enforcement-ice-texas-senate-bill-8 Andrew Weber /politics/2025-06-02/texas-government-remote-work-legislature-greg-abbott Gov. Greg Abbott called all state workers back to the office this spring. Now, state lawmakers are sending this bill to his desk. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:03:00 GMT /politics/2025-06-02/texas-government-remote-work-legislature-greg-abbott Andrew Weber /politics/2025-05-02/abbott-billion-dollar-school-voucher-esa-law The sweeping legislation creates Education Savings Accounts, which allow parents to use state tax dollars toward private education costs. With $1 billion in initial funding, Texas� program is the largest day 1 plan of its kind in the nation. Fri, 02 May 2025 16:53:33 GMT /politics/2025-05-02/abbott-billion-dollar-school-voucher-esa-law Blaise Gainey /politics/2025-04-30/san-marcos-tx-city-council-resolution-ceasefire-gaza-genocide-israel-governor-greg-abbott-funding-antisemitism The City Council is set to vote on a resolution Tuesday. The governor called the measure antisemitic and said it violated state law. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:23:44 GMT /politics/2025-04-30/san-marcos-tx-city-council-resolution-ceasefire-gaza-genocide-israel-governor-greg-abbott-funding-antisemitism Maya Fawaz /texas/2025-04-29/texas-lottery-commission-passes-ban-on-purchasing-lotto-tickets-through-online-courier-services-investigations After several investigations and lawsuits, the Texas Lottery Commission has banned the purchase of lottery tickets by third parties. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:38:10 GMT /texas/2025-04-29/texas-lottery-commission-passes-ban-on-purchasing-lotto-tickets-through-online-courier-services-investigations Nina Banks /politics/2025-04-24/school-vouchers-bill-texas-greg-abbott Senate Bill 2 would create an education savings account program and has been Abbott’s top priority. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:04:09 GMT /politics/2025-04-24/school-vouchers-bill-texas-greg-abbott Blaise Gainey /politics/2025-04-23/texas-creates-its-own-doge-to-make-the-state-more-business-friendly Much like its Elon Musk-headed federal counterpart, the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office aims to eliminate waste, fraud and corruption in government. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:28:27 GMT /politics/2025-04-23/texas-creates-its-own-doge-to-make-the-state-more-business-friendly Blaise Gainey /texas/2025-04-21/executive-director-of-the-texas-lottery-commission-resigns-following-investigations Ryan Mindell stepped down just days after marking one year as executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission. Over the last few months, the agency's integrity has been questioned by state lawmakers and Gov. Greg Abbott. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:06:53 GMT /texas/2025-04-21/executive-director-of-the-texas-lottery-commission-resigns-following-investigations Nina Banks