Gage Skidmore / Flickr Texas Governor Announces End of Mask Mandate, Businesses Can Open at 100% Capacity Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Texas Independence Day that the state is ending all COVID mandates and reopening for business. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal March 3, 2021
Jonathan Cutrer / Flickr More Than 200 Texas Counties Ask for Major Disaster Declaration, Biden Only Gives It to 77 While Gov. Greg Abbott said 'partial approval is an important first step,' it's clear that the Lone Star State is going to need more. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal February 22, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr GOP Governors Recall National Guard Units Forced to Sleep in Unheated Parking Garage GOP governors ordered their National Guard soldiers home after the failed Democratic photo op in Washington left troops out in the cold. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 22, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Texas Gov Orders Troops Home After Discovering How They Were Treated at Capitol Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has ordered his state's National Guard troops home after learning how Washington treated them. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 22, 2021
World Travel & Tourism Council / Flickr Texas Governor Abbott: 'We Will Defund Any City that Tries to Defund Police' Abbott vowed to defund any city in Texas that takes measures to defund law enforcement agencies after meeting with state police agencies. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 21, 2021
Tiffany Tertipes/Unsplash Judge Strikes Down Texas Gov's Order Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Sites to One Per County 'Governor Abbott’s about-face not only impacted the County Clerks and their offices but also disrupted the plans of absentee voters.' By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal October 10, 2020