Greg Abbott

Michael Morris, Dan Schneider |

In the current climate of shifting political landscapes, MRC celebrated the importance of free speech by honoring Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk with the 2025 MRC Free Speech Award. Amid debates over Big Tech's liability under Section 230…

Luis Cornelio |

A Republican senator called on the Supreme Court to finally address the rampant censorship targeting Americans’ speech on Big Tech platforms.

Tim Kilcullen |

After years of delay, the notoriously risk-averse Supreme Court will finally decide whether states have the right to protect free speech from Big Tech’s authoritarian censors.

Autumn Johnson |

Don’t mess with Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced Monday that his state is implementing a plan to enforce its TikTok ban on state-owned devices.

Catherine Salgado |

Texas has joined four other states in banning or partially blocking the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-tied TikTok for state agencies.

Autumn Johnson |

On Friday, a federal judge ruled that Texas can seek files on content moderation from Facebook and Twitter. According to Bloomberg, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) can seek limited discovery from the Big Tech giants regarding their content…

Autumn Johnson |

NetChoice, a prominent tech trade group, is suing Texas over its anti-censorship law.

Alexander Hall |

Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed a bill into law that will protect Texans from being censored for merely expressing their opinions online.

Alexander Hall |

In an attempt to land a knockout punch on Big Tech’s chin, the Texas Senate and House have passed a new bill that awaits Governor Greg Abbott’s (R) signature. The bill’s goal: to stop platforms from censoring users over their viewpoints.

Kayla Sargent |

Everything is bigger in Texas, and state lawmakers have decided to step up where the federal government has failed. So it was in that spirit that the Texas legislature has introduced Senate Bill 12 and House Bill 3001. Both bills would limit the…

Corinne Weaver |
Elected officials are no longer allowed to tweet innocuous support for the United States Navy, if you believe Twitter. Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott met with Twitter officials on July 15 to discuss why his tweet about the U.S. Navy’s flight…