The Roundup is a new weekly production of the Tarrant County GOP to bring you the latest headlines on conservative victories, upcoming events, and opportunities to make a difference in Tarrant County.

Gov. Greg Abbott Approves Landmark Border Security Legislation

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed three new measures into law Monday to assist law enforcement in dealing with the ongoing border crisis. 

At the signing, Abbott criticized the Biden administration for the ongoing crisis, highlighting the decisions to end effective Trump-era policies and the “deliberate inaction” that has left Texas to “fend for itself.” 

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New Tarrant chief appraiser brings ‘renewed spirit of optimism’

At its last meeting of the year, directors welcomed a new chief appraiser for the Tarrant Appraisal District, Joe Don Bobbitt, closing the chapter on over a year of controversies that have marked the agency, including an internal IT investigation and leaked recordings that resulted in the firing of an executive director.

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Attorney General Paxton Secures Injunction, Protecting Texas Border Barriers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that he has won an injunction against the Biden administration that would prevent federal agents from destroying crucial wire fence barricades along the Texas-Mexico border. 

This follows an administrative stay Paxton secured earlier this month issued by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. 



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Texas Flies Illegal Aliens to Chicago

Gov. Greg Abbott has confirmed that Texas has begun flying illegal aliens to the sanctuary city of Chicago as the state continues to deal with a surge in the number of people crossing the southern border. 



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