Topic: Greg Abbott

Settlement talks under way in redistricting saga

The Texas attorney general and lawyers for minority groups are in talks to hammer out a settlement on how to draw the state's political maps. The...

Cumbrians swoop for Parker

The 24-year-old, who considered quitting the game due a catalogue of injuries and operations over the last two years, will stay with the League One ...
Carlisle United have signed Leeds United left-back Ben Parker on a one-month loan deal.. . The 24-year-old has played 55 games for Leeds, but has...

Carlisle v Walsall preview

Carlisle's new loan signing Jordan Cook is expected to go straight into manager Greg Abbott's plans. . . Striker Cook, 21, joined the Cumbrians on ...

Texas attorney general asked court to clear voter ID

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is asking a federal court to clear the way for the state's Voter ID law after the Department of Justice failed...
The saga of Texas's brand-new, Rick-Perry approved sonogram law continues. First, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a preliminary...
A lawsuit in which Texas accused Johnson & Johnson of plundering the state Medicaid program by overstating the safety of an expensive...

Texas asks top court to stop congressional map

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to stop implementation of an interim Texas map for congressional districts that was crafted by a panel of federal judges and could favor minorities and Democrats in 2012 elections.Texas Attorney ...

Federal appeals court opens doors for prayer at Texas graduation

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Friday afternoon that students may pray and mention God at Saturday night's graduation at a high school in a San Antonio suburb, overturning a district judge's ruling."Texas will continue to ...

Texas AG joins fight to allow prayer at graduation

Greg Abbott is backing the Medina Valley Independent School District after a federal judge banned prayer at the high school graduation.. . "Texas...