Greg Abbott on Monday called a special election to fill the vacant position. State Rep. Charles “Doc” Anderson, R-Waco, announced he would retire early from the position he had held since 2004.

He urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special election on Nov. 5 — Election Day — to pick a successor to serve out his term, which ends in January. Days later, Abbott did just that, ordering a ...

Experts warn the governor’s framing of this routine process could be used to undermine trust in elections. Gov. Greg Abbott ... The law Abbott signed in 2021 set new rules and penalties for ...

Greg Abbott has been in more than a few debates during his decades-long political career. Abbott won three terms as state attorney general before winning election and two re-elections as Texas ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that the state has removed roughly a million people from its voter rolls since he signed a legislative overhaul of election laws in 2021. “Illegal ...

Greg Abbott ... Both the county election administrator and Republican Party chair said they had investigated the claims and found no evidence. The law Abbott signed in 2021 set new rules and ...

Greg Abbott and other officials of the decision ... Anderson recommended Abbott set the special election for Nov. 5, coinciding with the general election. Under Anderson’s preferred scenario ...

Greg Abbott ... did not find any issue with Abbott appointing the judges himself, since the appointments take place less than 74 days before the 2024 general election, leaving insufficient ...

PolitiFact Texas compiled promises that Greg Abbott made during the 2014 campaign and is tracking progress on each one on our Abbott-O-Meter. Many of the collected promises showed up in Abbott's ...