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Greg Abbott

Arcs in the news about Greg Abbott from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 240 stories · 1,251 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 6, 2023

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Texas's standoff with the Biden administration over razor wire at Eagle Pass

10 of 11 stories this year · gone quiet

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow border agents to cut razor wire installed by Texas · 20 articles, Jan 2Texas takes control over park in Eagle Pass park against city's wishes: Mayor · 16 articles, Jan 12What we know about the drownings of 3 Mexican migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas · 15 articles, Jan 14Supreme Court allows federal agents to remove razor wire Texas placed at border · 53 articles, Jan 22Texas Installs More Razor Wire in Border Area Despite Supreme Court Ruling Allowing it be Cut Down · 32 articles, Jan 22Map shows 25 states now backing Greg Abbott in border feud · 6 articles, Jan 25Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp sets the stage to aid Texas governor's border standoff with Biden · 9 articles, Feb 13Texas governor announces plans to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass for up 1,800 National Guard troops · 28 articles, Feb 16Texas adds more border buoys to Rio Grande in attempt to stop illegal crossings · 7 articles, Nov 20Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on U.S.-Mexico border · 20 articles, Nov 28

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else46 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Greg Abbott that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 19– 20Texas puts up billboards in Mexico, Central America to warn migrants about trip to U.S.6 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  2. Nov 26Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, incoming Border Czar Tom Homan serve Thanksgiving at border6 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  3. Aug 26– 27Texas removes over 1M ineligible voters from voter rolls8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 6 right
  4. Aug 9Gov. Abbott orders Texas hospitals to report costs tied to undocumented immigrants14 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 4 right
  5. Jul 15Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl20 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 3 right
  6. May 16– 17Texas Governor Pardons Ex-Army Sergeant Convicted of Killing Black Lives Matter Protester65 articles · 49 independent sources
    11 left, 16 center, 9 right
  7. Apr 29– 30Gov. Greg Abbott directs Texas to disregard the Biden's new federal protections for LGBTQ+ students7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 5 right
  8. Mar 1Donald Trump says Greg Abbott is 'absolutely' on vice president short list7 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right
  9. Feb 25– 26Gov. Abbott says he supports IVF, stops short of calling for law to protect access in Texas9 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 0 right
  10. Feb 2– 5GOP governors back at Texas border to keep pressure on Biden over migrant crossings16 articles · 15 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 2 right

Stories that name Greg Abbott

  1. Nov 1Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they're in the US legally. Here's how it works17 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  2. Jul 31Texas' floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists19 articles · 16 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 4 right
  3. Jul 8– 10Houston residents left sweltering after Beryl with over 1.7 million still lacking power64 articles · 45 independent sources
    12 left, 16 center, 5 right
  4. Jul 3– 7Beryl bears down on Texas, where it is expected to hit after regaining hurricane strength258 articles · 77 independent sources
    24 left, 38 center, 8 right
  5. Jun 26Texas court denies request to reconsider governor's pardon in BLM demonstrator's killing5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Jun 19– 21Tropical Storm Alberto forms in southwest Gulf, 1st named storm of the hurricane season105 articles · 51 independent sources
    11 left, 22 center, 4 right
  7. May 28– 29GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales defeats pro-gun YouTuber in Texas primary runoff21 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 4 right
  8. May 2– 4Houston braces for flooding to worsen in wake of storms27 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Apr 30– May 1Supreme Court declines to block enforcement of age-verification requirements for porn sites17 articles · 17 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 4 right
  10. Apr 2– 8Small town businesses embrace total solar eclipse crowd, come rain or shine on Monday32 articles · 21 independent sources
    4 left, 11 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Apr 23Texas Gov. Abbott proposes ban on gender-nonconforming behavior in public school classrooms5 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
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