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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 8, 2021, file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference where he signed two energy related bills, in Austin, Texas. In a letter, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, one month after declaring the state's electric power grid fixed, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding aggressive action from state utility regulators to shore up that grid. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Matthew McConaughey challenge: Bring it on

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this June 23, 2020, file photo, United State Border Patrol chief Rodney Scott gives President Donald Trump a tour of a section of the border wall in San Luis, Ariz. Former President Trump is set to touch down in Texas on Wednesday, June 30, to cast a bright light on what he sees as the Biden administration's failed approach to illegal immigration and the “humanitarian crisis” that is playing out in his absence. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Trump returns to border, blames Biden for immigration mess

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference on details of his plan for Texas to build a border wall and provide $250 million in state funds as a &quot;down payment.&quot;, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ** FILE **

Texas governor leads push for Trump-style border measures

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on the topic of illegal immigration during a press conference on the border at Anzalduas Park, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Mission, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Texas announces $250 million border wall down payment, online fundraiser

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on the topic of illegal immigration during a press conference on the border at Anzalduas Park, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Mission, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Texas will build its own border barriers, governor says: ‘We have to step up and do more’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Texas state Rep. Jessica Gonzales speaks during a news conference in Austin, Texas, on early Monday, May 31, 2021, after House Democrats pulled off a dramatic, last-ditch walkout and blocked one of the most restrictive voting bills in the U.S. from passing before a midnight deadline. (AP Photo/Acacia Coronado)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to withhold pay of Democrats who walked out

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott prepares to deliver his State of the State speech at Visionary Fiber Technologies, for the first time outside the Capitol, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Lockhart, Texas. (Bob Daemmrich/Pool Photo via AP)

Texas governor says businesses fleeing ‘shutdown states’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, March 17, 2021, photo, Texas Gov Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) **FILE**

Greg Abbott, Texas governor, makes alcohol to-go permanently legal

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this image from Senate Television video, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., delivers the Republican response to President Joe Biden's speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Washington. (Senate Television via AP)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls on Democratic official to resign for labeling Sen. Tim Scott an ‘oreo’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to the media during a visit to a Texas Division of Emergency Management Warehouse filled with Personal Protective Equipment, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

HHS investigating allegations of sexual abuse of migrants at Texas facility

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott prepares to deliver his State of the State speech at Visionary Fiber Technologies, for the first time outside the Capitol, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Lockhart, Texas. (Bob Daemmrich/Pool Photo via AP)

Greg Abbott warns Biden of Texas-sized fight over gun rights ‘power grab’: ‘We will NOT allow this’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, June 8, 2020, file photo, local residents and alumni of Jack Yates High School take part in a candlelight vigil to honor George Floyd, in Houston. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis Police officers on May 25. As the trial surrounding the death of Floyd begins in Minneapolis, a sweeping package of police reforms in his native Texas has scarce signs of early support within the state’s GOP majority. The “George Floyd Act” was scheduled to get its first hearing in the Texas Capitol on Thursday, March 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Reforms pushed in Texas as trial nears in George Floyd death

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

Decrease seen in Texans showing up for COVID-19 vaccine

Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Texas Gov Greg Abbott speaks during a news conferenced about migrant children detentions Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas governor orders probe of drinking water at Biden’s camps for migrant children

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo, a sign sits in front of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas. The U.S. government wants to house up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers at the center as it struggles to find space for a surge of migrant children who have inundated the border and strained the immigration system just two months into the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez File)

Dallas convention center readies to house immigrant teens

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

Last Texas power regulator from February blackouts resigns

Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki takes a question from a reporter during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House pushes back against Texas Gov. Abbott’s ‘open borders’ criticism

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times