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Texas bans soda and candy purchases with SNAP benefits beginning April 2026, Gov. Abbott says

Texans participating in a federal program that helps low-income individuals and families buy food will no longer be allowed ...

Abbott says blue-state gerrymandering ‘distorted’ US politics after Democrats flee Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) defended his state’s controversial redistricting move as necessary, given the Democrats’ own ...

4 key takeaways from our investigation into Greg Abbott's Texas border grant spending

The Express-News and the Houston Chronicle pieced together the most detailed picture to date of spending under Greg Abbott's ...

Texas Democrats Leave State to Foil Republican Effort to Redraw State’s Congressional Districts

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to redraw districts and gain five seats at the request of President ...

Greg Abbott issues update on Texas raising property taxes

In June Governor Abbott signed two bills that, if approved by Texan voters in November, would grant property tax cuts to many ...

Trump says GOP ‘entitled’ to redraw Texas maps in their favor

Democrats rebuked Trump’s comments and vowed an aggressive response as Texas Democratic lawmakers have fled the state.

Texas Republicans could have a hard time enforcing threats against Democrats who left

Dozens of Texas Democrats had barely left the state to stall a vote on a redrawn congressional map when Republicans started ...