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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) leads Democrat challenger Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D) on issues Texas voters say are most important to them, a UT/Texas Politics Project survey found. The survey asked respondents to identify the most important issues when it comes to their vote in the 2022 election. Immigration and border security topped the list, as 26 percent chose it as the top issue. The state economy came in second with 13 percent choosing that issue, followed by abortion (12 percent), gun violence (11 percent), climate change (seven percent), health care (six percent), voting and elections (six percent), property...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is closing entry points at the Mexican border so the state won’t be overrun as reports show thousands of illegal immigrants amassing under a bridge ​waiting to be arrested by Border Patrol agents. The number of migrants waiting under the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, doubled overnight to more than 8,200 people, Fox News reported, showing drone footage of the massive gathering. ​​”The sheer negligence of the Biden Administration to do their job and secure the border is appalling. I have directed the Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to surge personnel...

AUSTIN, Texas (KVII) — Easter Sunday marked a renewing of the State of Texas' action toward the spread of the novel coronavirus. Governor Greg Abbott extended the disaster declaration for all Texas counties, which was originally declared on March 13. Abbot said the extension is necessary to help stop the proliferation of the virus within the state. "I urge all Texans to continue practicing social distancing and abide by the guidelines laid out by the CDC and my Executive Orders to slow the spread of COVID-19," the governor said in a statement. The same day, the governor's office said they...