Sports betting in Texas has 1 big champion

Exclusive: Gov. Greg Abbott says he supports Texas legalizing sports gambling
Gov. Greg Abbott is ready to allow online sports betting in Texas. In an exclusive interview for the Texas Take Podcast, Abbott said he has no objection to the Texas Legislature passing a law to join 39 other states that have legalized online sports betting.
Gov. Greg Abbott tells podcast he supports online sports betting
Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he now supports online sports gambling. During the Houston Chronicle's, Texas Take Podcast, Abbott said, "I don't have a problem with online sports betting. The reality is that I'd be shocked if there were not some Texans that do it already."
Sports betting in Texas has one big champion: Greg Abbott
Advocates hoping to bring sports betting to the Lone Star State have a new powerful ally: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. In an interview with the Houston Chronicle's Texas Take podcast, Abbott said he has no objections to Texas lawmakers passing legislation that brings legal sports betting to Texas,
Greg Abbott Gives Texas National Guard Sweeping New Powers
Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that the Texas National Guard has been authorized to carry out immigration arrests under an agreement with the Trump administration. The order deputizes the Texas National Guard with immigration and arrest authority, effective immediately.
Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas agencies to cut DEI policies. Here's why.
With an executive order Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott again took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion programs, mirroring Trump's new federal policies.
Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas agencies to eliminate diversity policies
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Friday directing state agencies to be “color-blind” and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott explains vision to address key problems during State of the State address
Texas is booming and in his State of the State address, Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his vision to address key problems and to keep the "Texas miracle" accelerating into the future.
Gov. Abbott now open to legalizing sports gambling in Texas
SAN ANTONIO - Texas is one of just 11 states that still do not have some sort of online sports betting.But according to recent comments made by Governor Greg Ab
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Gov. Greg Abbott unveils 7 emergency issues for Texas lawmakers to tackle
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Gov. Greg Abbott lays out his agenda for Texas with emphasis on vouchers, water and property taxes
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Watch: Gov. Greg Abbott’s State of the State address
The governor was expected to declare his emergency items for the legislative session in his speech, starting at 5 p.m. CDT.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans DeepSeek, RedNote and other Chinese-backed AI platforms
The proclamation orders adds six technologies, including DeepSeek, Lemon8 and RedNote, to the state's prohibited technologies ...
Gov. Greg Abbott signs federal memo letting Texas soldiers arrest undocumented migrants
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed an agreement with the Trump administration to give immigration power to the Texas National Guard, ...
Irving ISD administrator resigns after video sparks Texas Gov. Abbott to call for investigation
An Irving Independent School District administrator resigned this week after Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for his firing.