Greg Abbott

This US state lifts COVID-19 mask mandate, allows all businesses to run with full capacity

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced an order to lift the mask mandate in the state and increase the capacity of all businesses and facilities to 100 per cent capacity starting next Wednesday.

Mar 03, 2021, 12:22 PM IST

Texas woman accused of mailing bombs to Barack Obama, Greg Abbott

Records show the 46-year-old woman is being held at the Houston federal detention center.

Nov 25, 2017, 00:11 AM IST

Houston woman booked for mailing explosives to Obama, Texas governor

Julia Poff, 46, was ordered held in jail last week ahead of trial after she was indicted on charges of mailing packages last year that were designed to kill, transporting explosives and other criminal counts, court documents showed.

Nov 24, 2017, 11:09 AM IST

Crews rescue hundreds from homes and cars as Harvey floods Houston

US President Donald Trump, facing the first big natural disaster of his term, said on Sunday he would visit the area as soon as he could do so without causing more disruption.

Aug 27, 2017, 22:32 PM IST

After Brexit, what? US secessionists hankering for ''Texit''

The Texas Nationalist Movement is formally calling on Texas Governor Greg Abbott to support a similar vote for Texans.

Jun 25, 2016, 09:28 AM IST

Detroit, Austin welcome Syrian refugees despite governors

The Democrats spoke yesterday during a White House-arranged conference call, a week after numerous Republican governors spoke out against federal refugee policies.

Nov 24, 2015, 07:20 AM IST