Tag: Greg Abbott
Antisemitism will not be tolerated in Texas. Period,’ governor says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wrote on Wednesday about arrests that state troopers and riot police made of anti-Israel protesters at the University of Texas at Austin, one of the largest and top-ranked public universities in the...
Bennett speaks with Texas governor, rabbi in aftermath of hostage crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbot on Sunday to express his gratitude following the safe conclusion of the synagogue hostage crisis in Colleyville.
Bennett thanked Abbot for the “determined and professional action...
Texas governor names five appointees to new Holocaust, genocide and anti-Semitism commission
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed five people to the state’s new Holocaust, Genocide and Anti-Semitism Advisory Commission.
The commission, which was created in September, “shall conduct a study on anti-Semitism in the state, provide...
Jewish organizational streams weigh in on Texas abortion law
Representatives of multiple Jewish denominations in the United States expressed disapproval of a new law in Texas that makes it nearly impossible for a woman to receive an abortion in the state, especially after...
In bipartisan vote, Texas adopts IHRA definition to define anti-Jewish acts
With the support of its governor and state legislators, Texas has become the first U.S. state to fully utilize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism to interpret anti-Jewish acts.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott...