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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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The backlash against AI data centers and their power and water costs

18 of 77 stories this September · 7 about Greg Abbott

EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans · 30 articles, Sep 3Westerman says data centers get ‘bad rap,’ and issues can be resolved when everyone is ‘on their A game’ · 10 articles, Sep 7Healey signs order requiring data centers to receive local approval · 10 articles, Sep 8States are rolling back the billion-dollar tax breaks they gave to data centers · 6 articles, Sep 9House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costs · 47 articles, Sep 12Data centers, AI increasingly become issue for elections · 14 articles, Sep 13Data center disaster as 5,000 gallons of diesel spill into New Jersey wetlands · 8 articles, Sep 13Loudoun County moves closer to data center pause · 8 articles, Sep 14Philadelphia faces calls for a data center moratorium amid spreading AI fear and talk of a slowdown · 8 articles, Sep 14Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas water agency to penalize data centers that don’t report their water usage · 18 articles, Sep 14Spanberger seeks tighter controls on Virginia data centers · 12 articles, Sep 18Latino voters, data centers and Republican problems are giving Texas Democrats their highest hopes in 20 years · 6 articles, Sep 20Texas is halting all data center environmental permits amid grid audit · 13 articles, Sep 21Newsom signs bills to regulate data center industry, criticizes Trump for inaction · 9 articles, Sep 21NJ slaps data center with record $1.07 million fine for air pollution violations · 5 articles, Sep 22Voters don't like data centers. They really don't like them close to home · 7 articles, Sep 22Maryland governor signs executive order establishing new framework for data center development · 5 articles, Sep 23Hundreds of Texas data centers under investigation after failing to report water usage · 10 articles, Sep 24

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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 else53 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Sep 28– 29Gov. Greg Abbott declares statewide emergency over soaring diesel prices in Texas4 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  2. Sep 27– 29Heavy rain, flood risk, severe threat late week12 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 25– 26Governor proclaims Sept. 25 as Dolly Day in Alabama8 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 22– 24Gov. Abbott activates Texas emergency resources ahead of flood threat2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 22– 23Abbott tells crowd at East Texas dinner that Republicans will win in November4 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 4– 8After Abbott’s order limiting Flock cameras, DPS to continue using its vast surveillance network5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 31– Sep 3Dallas police shutting down hundreds of Flock cameras after funding pause7 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  8. Aug 28– Sep 1Abbott pauses state funding as Texas cities ditch Flock cameras16 articles · 15 independent sources
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  9. Aug 26– 27Texas should establish three-year bachelor’s degree options, Abbott says5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  10. Aug 18– 20H-1B visa holders make up less than 1% of Texas teachers. Abbott wants it to be zero11 articles · 9 independent sources
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Stories that name Greg Abbott

  1. Sep 28– 29Texas allows dyed diesel on roads as fuel prices surge3 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 18– 19Feds reimburse Texas for $7.5 billion in border spending, ending delay7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 17– 20Texas freezes installation of Flock cameras along state roads17 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 2 right
  4. Sep 17– 18$12 billion in Medicaid funds restored to Texas hospitals, ending impasse with the feds5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 3– 4Texas A&M Cuts Over 100 Classes, Many Involving Race, Gender, and Sexuality5 articles · 5 independent sources
    4 left, 1 center, 0 right
  6. Sep 3– 10What to expect from the GOP's first-ever midterm convention225 articles · 86 independent sources
    26 left, 34 center, 15 right
  7. Sep 3– 5AP Source: ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of Venezuelan man116 articles · 67 independent sources
    10 left, 26 center, 6 right
  8. Sep 2– 9It's not just Flock. These cameras, ALPRs may also be in your community58 articles · 32 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 3 right
  9. Aug 27– 29Texas Unveils $138 Billion 10-Year Transportation Plan: What It Means for El Paso5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  10. Aug 24– 28ICE agent charged with Minnesota shooting released from jail in Texas124 articles · 64 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Sep 18– 19YISD schools make history as Lone Star Ribbon winners2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 15UTEP president joins leadership team to bring US Space Academy to Texas2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 3– 4FEMA announces major disaster assistance for Texas5 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 2Ban on H-1B visas in schools goes too far | Dallas Morning News6 articles · 1 independent sources
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  5. Jul 22– 24Texas extends SNAP replacement deadline for recipients impacted by flooding5 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Jul 17Robert Howden, Abbott aide, to succeed Jane Nelson as Texas’ top election official8 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  7. May 15Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting10 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
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