AUSTIN, Texas — Moments before the final gavel fell in the House to close out this year s legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott said he would veto funding in the state
In what seems like retaliation after Democratic lawmakers walked off the floor to boycott a contentious elections bill, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he would veto the part of the budget that funds legislators’ paychecks.
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott s promise to veto funding for lawmakers salaries came one day after House Democrats walked off the floor to prevent passage of a voting bill,
A Dallas Morning News investigation underscores why police reform is needed.
A statue of early 1900 s Navasota City Marshal Frank Augustus Hamner stands outside the Navasota Police Department/City Hall complex in Navasota, Texas, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Back then, the 6 5 , 24 yr-old Hamner was the law after the city council made a plea to the Governor as political and racial conflicts were tearing the community apart. A plaque in the plaza says Local affluent hardliners challenged him only to learn that he would arrest anyone who broke the law. He s most famous for organizing a posse that tracked down Bonnie and Clyde Barrow in Louisiana. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)