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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, another Republican governor, cited Biden's proclamation when he announced last month that flags would be flown at half-staff at local and state buildings, until sunset ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the state’s flags be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, as President-elect Trump enters his second term in the White House. The move disrupts ...
Abbott's order cites a disaster proclamation he issued on May 31, 2021, due to the surge of illegal border crossers in Texas who "posed and the ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number ...
Tejanos, Texas residents of Mexican descent, were soon vastly outnumbered by Anglos. By 1834, an estimated 30,000 Anglos lived in Coahuila y Tejas, [6] compared to only 7,800 Tejanos. [7] By 1833, Texas was divided into three political divisions: the Department of Béxar, the Department of Nacogdoches, and the Department of the Brazos. [8]
At that member's request, the ayuntamiento of San Antonio de Béxar forwarded the letter to state officials in Coahuila. [43] The new governor, [Note 4] Francisco Vidaurri y Villaseñor, ordered Austin's arrest. [44] Austin was arrested in December on suspicion of treason. [43]
The official residence of the Texas governor is the Texas Governor's Mansion, in Austin. The mansion was built in 1854 and has been the home of every governor since 1856. It is also one of the official workplaces for the governor. The governor's primary official workplace is located within the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
(The Center Square) – Ahead of the state legislature convening in January, Gov. Greg Abbott issued four executive orders to safeguard Texas from espionage threats posed by the People’s ...