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Abbott was sworn in as governor of Texas on January 20, 2015, succeeding Rick Perry. [90] [91] He is the first governor of Texas and the third elected governor of a U.S. state to use a wheelchair, after Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (1929–1932) and George Wallace of Alabama (1963–1967, 1971–1979; 1983–1987). [92] [93] [94]
2001 — President George W. Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox, friends from Bush’s days as governor of Texas, held high-level discussions on a comprehensive immigration reform plan that ...
Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2006 - Authorizes a border relief grant program for a tribal, state, or local law enforcement agency in a county: (1) no more than 100 miles (160 km) from a U.S. border with Canada or Mexico; or (2) more than 100 miles (160 km) from any such border but which is a high impact area.
Brendan Steinhauser, a Texas-based Republican strategist who also serves in the Texas State Guard, was among the first to execute a gubernatorial order to deploy groups of migrants on buses, he said.
The next wave of immigrants arrived in the mid-1980s, prompted by the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. [2] By 2022, there were over 5.17 million foreign-born people in the State of Texas. [3] Immigration is a major topic in American politics and was a key issue for President Donald Trump. Despite a decrease in the rate of ...
Immigration advocates and congressional members are calling on the Biden administration to rein in Texas' governor, who could soon give peace officers anywhere in the state the authority to arrest ...
Report annually, beginning on Jan. 1, 2026, to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the House on the preceding year’s costs for medical care provided to undocumented immigrants.
Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. Texas is trying to change that. The standoff at Gate 36: Texas sends in the troops to block migrants from seeking asylum