Greg Abbott
Governor of Texas since 2015
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 8
Texas executes Jamaal Howard, first US execution since failed lethal injection of Christa Pike
Jamaal Howard, 46, was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday, the first US execution since Tennessee's failed attempt on Christa Pike one week earlier. Courts rejected his lawyers' requests to halt the execution, which was carried out with the same drug used on Pike.
- Oct 1
Texas authorities arrest suspect over alleged plot to attack state capitol in Austin
SWAT officers arrested 40-year-old Benny Caldera Jr. in Converse, Texas, after law enforcement uncovered an alleged plot to attack the state capitol building in Austin on Thursday.
- Jul 23
Trump expands ratepayer protection pledge to 200 entities as AI data center backlash grows ahead of midterms
Nearly 200 utilities, data center developers and Republican governors signed the voluntary 'Ratepayer Protection Pledge' at an EPA event, as rising electricity bills fuel bipartisan opposition to AI infrastructure.
- Jul 21
19-year-old US soldier Isabella Gonzales killed by Iranian missile on Jordan base becomes face of political mourning and backlash
Private Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, Texas, died alongside 1st Lt Tyler James Feehan, 25, when an Iranian rocket hit their Patriot air-defense unit in Jordan on 17 July 2026, the Pentagon confirmed.
- Jul 6
Supreme Court declines to block Texas law requiring parental consent for app downloads
The US Supreme Court declined to block a Texas law requiring app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors, allowing enforcement while a constitutional challenge continues.
