Greg Abbott
American attorney and politician
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| 2024 | Greg Abbott joined five other Republican governors in a public statement opposing the United Auto Workers (UAW) Unionization Campaign, specifically standing against labor union efforts alongside governors Kay Ivey (AL), Brian Kemp (GA), Tate Reeves (MS), Henry McMaster (SC), and Bill Lee (TN). |
| May 2024 | Abbott granted a full pardon to Daniel Perry after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously recommended pardoning him for the fatal shooting of Garrett Foster. |
| March 1 2024 | Greg Abbott officially announced his candidacy for reelection to a fourth term as Governor of Texas. |
| 2023 | Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 17, prohibiting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices at Texas's public colleges and universities, leading to significant changes in academic institutional structures. |
| 2023 | Abbott stated he would work to pardon Army Sergeant Daniel Perry after Perry was convicted of murdering Air Force veteran Garrett Foster during a Black Lives Matter protest. |
| December 2023 | Abbott signed three border-security-related bills into law, including a bill making illegal immigration a state crime. |
| June 2023 | Abbott deployed floating barriers in the Rio Grande to deter illegal border crossings, which led to a lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department. |
| January 2023 | Advisers close to Abbott suggested he had not ruled out running for a fourth gubernatorial term in 2026, potentially becoming the longest-serving governor in Texas state history. |
| 2022 | Abbott defeated Democratic nominee Beto O'Rourke in the Texas gubernatorial election, winning 54% to 43% and becoming the fifth Texas governor to serve three terms. |
| 2022 | A poll of Texas voters revealed that 55% of Texans support or strongly support legalizing cannabis. |
| 2022 | Abbott instructed Texas state agencies to classify gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youths as child abuse. |
| September 17 2022 | Abbott sent another bus with 50 migrants to Vice President Harris's residence. |
| September 15 2022 | Abbott sent two buses with 101 mostly Venezuelan migrants to the residence of Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, D.C. |
| May 25 2022 | Held a news conference about the Uvalde shooting, attributing the incident to community mental health issues and defending gun laws. |
| May 24 2022 | Addressed the Uvalde elementary school shooting where 19 students and 2 teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman. |
| April 2022 | Greg Abbott announced increased inspections of commercial trucks entering from Mexico, aimed at seizing illegal drugs and migrants, causing significant disruption to cross-border trade. |
| April 2022 | Abbott announced a plan to bus illegal immigrants to Washington D.C., with the first bus carrying 24 migrants arriving after a 30-hour trip. |
| April 15 2022 | Abbott canceled the truck inspection policy after facing heavy criticism from Texas business owners, citing an agreement with Mexican state governors to increase vigilance against human trafficking, drugs, and guns. |
| March 1 2022 | Greg Abbott won the Republican primary for Texas governor with over 66% of the vote, securing his position as the party's nominee for the gubernatorial election. |
| 2021 | Abbott vetoed an animal protection bill that would have prohibited chaining dogs without providing water, shade, and shelter. |
| 2021 | Abbott led legislative efforts to financially penalize Texas cities that reduce police spending. |
| 2021 | Abbott vetoed legislation prohibiting police from using statements made under hypnosis in criminal court. |
| 2021 | Initiates Operation Lone Star to combat illegal immigration. |
| 2021 | After a Republican primary challenger's criticism, Abbott's appointed child welfare agency removed a webpage containing LGBTQ youth resources, including a suicide prevention hotline. |
| 2021 | Received an endorsement from former President Donald Trump for reelection, choosing Abbott over other Republican primary rivals. |
| 2021 | Abbott vetoed a bipartisan criminal justice bill that would have allowed early parole for certain juvenile offenders and created panels to consider inmates' age and mental status during parole evaluation. |
| 2021 | After Joe Biden's presidential election, Abbott pledged to pursue an aggressive legal strategy challenging the Biden administration's environmental regulations. |
| October 2021 | Abbott issued an executive order banning any entity, including private businesses, from implementing vaccine requirements for employees. |
| October 2021 | Abbott appointed John Scott as Texas Secretary of State, who had previously aided Trump's failed efforts to challenge 2020 election results. |
| September 2021 | Abbott signed a bill preventing women from mail-ordering abortion medication after seven weeks of pregnancy. |
| September 2021 | Abbott signed legislation spending nearly $2 billion on Texas's border security operations, including $750 million for border wall construction. |
| August 2021 | The Supreme Court of Texas ruled that absent lawmakers could be arrested and brought to the state capitol. |
| August 17 2021 | Abbott tested positive for COVID-19, reportedly experiencing no symptoms and receiving Regeneron's monoclonal antibody treatment. |
| July 2021 | Democratic lawmakers fled Texas to Washington, D.C. to block election procedure reform legislation, with Abbott threatening to have them arrested upon return. |
| July 28 2021 | Abbott signed an order to restrict ground transportation of migrants. |
| July 27 2021 | Abbott ordered the National Guard to begin helping arrest migrants. |
| June 2021 | Abbott ordered Texas child-care regulators to revoke licenses of facilities housing unaccompanied migrant minors and announced plans to build a border wall with Mexico, allocating $250 million and soliciting public donations. |
| June 2021 | Signed a permitless carry bill allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license or training, effective from September 2021. |
| June 2021 | Abbott signed a legislative bill requiring power companies to improve preparedness for extreme weather events in response to the February power grid crisis. |
| May 18 2021 | Abbott signed the Texas Heartbeat Act into law, implementing a six-week abortion ban. |
| May 18 2021 | Abbott issued an executive order banning mask mandates in public schools and governmental entities, with up to a $1,000 fine for non-compliance. |
| April 2021 | Abbott signed an executive order banning state agencies and publicly-funded corporations from requiring COVID-19 vaccination proof. |
| March 2 2021 | Abbott lifted all COVID-19 restrictions in Texas, ending the mask mandate and allowing businesses to reopen at 100% capacity. |
| February 18 2021 | Abbott ordered Texas natural gas to sell exclusively to power generators in Texas, which significantly impacted energy production in Mexico, where gas-fired plants generate two-thirds of their energy. |
| February 16 2021 | Abbott appeared on Hannity and criticized renewable energy, claiming wind and solar shutdowns contributed to the power grid failure, while arguing for the necessity of fossil fuels. |
| February 13 2021 | During the North American winter storm, Texas experienced widespread power-plant failures, leaving four million households without electricity. Greg Abbott called for investigation and reform of ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas). |
| 2020 | After Joe Biden's presidential election, Abbott committed to pursuing an aggressive legal strategy to challenge the new administration's environmental regulations. |
| 2020 | During the George Floyd protests, Abbott called on election candidates to 'back the blue' and threatened to seize control of local police departments in Texas cities considering redirecting police funding. |
| December 2020 | Abbott directed Texas restaurants to ignore local COVID-19 curfews imposed to prevent virus spread during the New Year's weekend. |
| September 2020 | Abbott extended the early voting period for the general election due to COVID-19, a decision opposed by the Republican Party of Texas. |
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