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Abbott slams Biden proposal to incorporate Air National Guard servicemembers into the Space Force

May 07, 2024 -

Abbott is opposing Legislative Proposal 480, sent by the Department of Defense's Department of the Air Force to the Senate Armed Services Committee in March that asked Congress to override an existing law requiring governors to approve changes to National Guard units with the goal of shifting several hundred members of Air National Guard units into the Space Force.

"President Biden and his admin are making a power grab for the National Guard. They want to give the ...

Abbott insists on Texas’ right to defend itself amid federal injunction on state law that allows state authorities to deport illegals

March 06, 2024 -

In December 2023, Abbott signed SB 4 into law as part of a package of immigration and border security bills. SB 4 gives state law enforcement the power to arrest, detain and deport individuals suspected of entering the country illegally. It closely followed federal law, treating illegal entry as a misdemeanor and illegal re-entry as a felony. Individuals accused of illegally crossing the southern border are only allowed to either accept a magistrate judge's deportation ...

Abbott’s DEFIANCE paying off: Border Patrol data reveals 60% of illegal crossings along southern border are now taking place in California and Arizona

February 14, 2024 -

On Jan. 21, the Biden Administration urged Texas to allow Border Patrol agents to access Shelby Park after the Texas National Guard took control of it. But Texas Governor Greg Abbott defied the cease-and-desist order and insisted that Texas has the right to control the border, despite Biden and the Supreme Court granting Border Patrol the authority to take charge of specific border sections when needed. (Related: TREASON: Biden’s Border Patrol CUTS WIRE installed ...

Abbott declares the federal government HAS FAILED TEXAS by refusing to protect the border and defend against migrant invasion

January 26, 2024 -

In a statement, Abbott asserted that Texas has a constitutional right to defend itself from invasion if the federal government refuses to do its duty.

"The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now," said Abbott. "President [Joe] Biden has refused to enforce those laws and has even violated them. The result is that he has smashed records ...

Abbott Nutrition’s infant formula was recalled after claims of bacterial contamination, infant deaths

May 13, 2022 -

The brands were pulled after reports of bacterial infection and illness among infant consumers emerged for products produced in the company's Sturgis, Michigan facility. The cases involved at least two deaths.

Nearly 40 percent of infant formula is now out of stock in over 11,000 stores in the U.S., according to reports. This has led to increased demand for the product, with some retailers rationing supplies to avoid hoarding. (Related: Walgreens begins rationing baby formula ...

Abbott bans mask, vaccine mandates in Texas

August 03, 2021 -

Abbott signed the order two days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new guidance telling vaccinated people that they should once again wear a face mask indoors because they can still contract and spread the Fauci Flu.

"To further ensure that no governmental entity can mandate masks, the following requirement shall continue to apply: No governmental entity, including a county, city, school district, and public health authority, ...

Abbott deploys “Operation Lone Star” at Texas-Mexico border to fight illegal immigration

March 11, 2021 -

At the order of Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas National Guard, Department of Public Safety (DPS), and various other air, ground, marine and tactical border security assets are headed to the southern border "to deny Mexican Cartels & smugglers the ability to move drugs & people into Texas."

"The Alamo fell to enemy forces on this day in 1836," Abbott added in a tweet. "The battle was lost, but the war was not. Texas prevailed. It's a reminder of the grit, ...

Abbott temporarily bans energy companies from billing Texans after some got charged thousands of dollars for a few days of power

February 24, 2021 -

Following the deadly winter storm that left millions of Texans without power, Abbott convened an emergency meeting with state lawmakers to address the massive price gouging that has been taking place.

Reports indicate that energy prices skyrocketed from around $50 per Megawatt to more than $9,000 in many areas of the state. Consequently, customers were shocked at the bills they received.

"It's mind-blowing," said Royce Pierce, a customer of energy company ...

Abbott Labs’ five-minute coronavirus test misses HALF of positive cases

May 14, 2020 -

The New York University (NYU) study, published on pre-print site BioRxiv, found that Abbott's test kit missed one-third of coronavirus samples collected with nasopharyngeal swabs that tested positive using other kits. On samples taken using dry nasal swabs, the ID NOW test kits missed 48 percent of positive results. Both nasopharyngeal and dry nasal swabs samples are taken from the nostril, but the former is inserted much deeper into the nose.ID NOW misses cases ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declares Kamala Harris and Tim Walz the “most radical and dangerous administration in modern history”

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In a statement he posted to X, Abbott called Kamala and Walz "the most radical and dangerous administration in modern history," assuming they end up occupying the White House come January 2025.

"A Harris-Walz ticket would be the most radical and dangerous administration in modern history," were Abbott's exact words.

"Tim Walz will be a rubberstamp for Kamala Harris' deadly open border policies, refusing to admit there is a border crisis, opposing ...

Gov. Abbott just turned every Texas college, university into a thought police enforcement zone

May 27, 2024 -

From now on, anyone who is caught saying the "wrong" things on a Texas college or university campus can be reported to law enforcement for "antisemitic" speech, specifically if they utter the phrase "from the river to the sea."

Back in March, Abbott signed an executive order (EO) to require "all higher education institutions in Texas" to "review their free speech policies" in order to "establish appropriate punishments for antisemitic rhetoric." Consequently, school ...

Texas Gov. Abbott pardons Army veteran convicted of killing assault rifle-wielding BLM protester in 2020

May 20, 2024 -

A Texas state district court judge sentenced Daniel Perry in May 2023 to 25 years in prison for shooting and killing U.S. Air Force veteran Garrett Foster during a demonstration protesting police brutality against people of color in downtown Austin, Texas back on July 25, 2020. Following the sentence decision, Abbott directed the parole board to review Perry's case. (Related: Texas army sgt. who killed BLM protester in self defense during George Floyd riots sentenced to ...

Gov. Abbott, a neocon Zionist, sent TROOPS to Texas universities to brutally assault pro-Palestine students

April 29, 2024 -

The below video footage shows military-clad law enforcement officers marching on foot and horseback, Stasi style, onto the campus of The University of Texas at Austin in pursuit of pro-Palestine protesters.

Abbot is controlled op. Imagine sending this to American protesters vs your our border. ? pic.twitter.com/wu5buZVI8K

— Tony Montana (@9mmScorpion) April 24, 2024

The latest reports explain that upwards of 50 students and faculty members have been arrested ...

Texas Gov. Abbott slams NYC mayor’s $53M “Cash for Migrants” program

February 14, 2024 -

"It sounds like insanity is behind it, because it really is offensive. It may be the most reprehensible thing that I've seen take place over the past 48 hours," the governor said about the project of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. He made his remarks during a Feb. 4 appearance on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo.

Abbott pointed out during the show that news of the program came just days after a group of illegal immigrants from Venezuela were caught ...

Texas showdown with the federal government continues as Gov. Abbott says state is “prepared” to handle potential Biden federalization of state national guard

February 02, 2024 -

On January 22, the United States Supreme Court ruled that federal agents cannot be blocked by Texas from removing razor wire that was set up along the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, a Texas border town separate from Mexico by the Rio Grande River.

SCOTUS basically ordered Texas to remove the razor wire, or allow Customs and Border Control (CBP) to remove the razor wire, but Abbott is not budging. He says he will never "back down from our efforts to secure ...

Gov. Abbott tells Tucker Carlson: Texas won’t back down from securing southern border, Trump to win in November

January 30, 2024 -

Abbott said these words to Tucker Carlson in a recent interview from India, adding that "regardless of what the Biden administration is doing," Texas will continue to keep its head down and do what is necessary to protect against the illegal invasion.

Abbott told Carlson that he is "prepared" in the event that Biden tries to take over the Texas National Guard, which many Democrats are now petitioning him to do to stop Texas from protecting its border....

Trump calls on states to DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS to Texas to protect the border amid Abbott-Biden feud

January 28, 2024 -

"Joe Biden has surrendered our border, and is aiding and abetting a massive invasion of millions of illegal migrants into the United States," wrote Trump on his account on Truth Social, wherein he also bragged about how his term as president resulted in the U.S. having "the most secure border in history." (Related: EXCLUSIVE details on Trump's MASS DEPORTATION plan to save America from being overrun.)

"Instead of fighting to protect our country from this onslaught, Biden ...

25 Republican governors pledge their support to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his DEFIANCE of Biden’s illegal orders to allow an unlimited INVASION of the USA

January 26, 2024 -

Twenty-five Republican governors have so far spoken out against the Biden administration and lent their support to Abbott. As of press time, the only Republican governor to not release a statement backing Abbott is the self-proclaimed liberal Republican Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont.

The ongoing feud escalated after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Biden administration when it said that federal Border Patrol agents could remove the razor wire barriers ...

Supreme Court says federal government can REMOVE RAZOR WIRE Texas installed along the border… but Gov. Abbott DEFIES the order

January 24, 2024 -

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had installed the razor wire in Eagle Pass along the Rio Grande as part of Operation Lone Star, the state's immigration enforcement plan to address the border crisis. But the execution of this operation has led to conflicts with the administration of President Joe Biden, prompting legal battles over border control measures.

The legal dispute began when Texas sued the federal government after Border Patrol agents cut through some of the ...

TEXAS takes over: Biden asks SCOTUS to stop Gov. Abbott from blocking his Border Patrol in Eagle Pass

January 17, 2024 -

The Texas National Guard has seized control of the nearly 50-acre (20-hectare) Shelby Park along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, put up fencing, and is now hindering USBP from entering the area as part of the state’s effort to curb the surge of illegal immigration into Texas. Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas said he was informed that the decision was in connection to the governor's emergency declaration. Salinas told reporters it was not something the city had requested and he ...