Andrew Mahaleris, a senior aide to Governor Greg Abbott, said efforts to secure the border have enabled the state to make ...

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A protest at the Texas Capitol Saturday comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s deployment of the state’s National Guard to ...

Texas lawmakers are reportedly defunding the state's project to build its own border wall with less than 10% of the project completed. The Texas Tribune detailed this week that the initiative, ...

"The State of Texas stands ready to deploy all necessary personnel and resources to uphold law and order across our state," Abbott's press secretary, Andrew Mahaleris, told Fox News Digital in a ...

A suspect was arrested in connection with threats made against state lawmakers who planned to attend Saturday's "No Kings" protest a t the Texas Capitol in Austin, according to the Texas Department of ...

In a statement to USA TODAY on Tuesday, June 3, press secretary Andrew Mahaleris said, “Governor Abbott will continue to work with the legislature to ensure Texans have access to healthy foods ...

“Gov. Abbott will continue to work with the legislature to ensure Texans have access to healthy foods to care for themselves and their families,” press secretary Andrew Mahaleris told ...

Abbott spokesman Andrew Mahaleris confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday that the governor plans to approve the measure. “The State of Texas recognizes only two sexes — male and female ...