Following worries about data privacy and national security caused by the proliferation of Chinese-owned apps, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday issued an order banning the apps DeepSeek and RedNote from state government-issued devices. The ban that includes artificial intelligence app DeepSeek and social media platform RedNote also extends to other apps affiliated with the…
AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) – Amid a debate over TikTok that has reached to the highest levels of the US government, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has extended restrictions for Texas state-owned devices to include several other Chinese-based apps. The apps which the governor has banned from being downloaded or used on state devices include: RedNote DeepSeek…
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued his third executive order in three days targeting the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party. The orders, Abbott said, were directed toward fighting threats to state security and protecting Texans of Chinese descent from harassment and intimidation by the Chinese Communist Party and government. Abbott’s most recent order…
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday, directing the Texas Department…
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Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that expands the state’s clash with the Biden administration over immigration. Critics fear the change could scare people away from hospitals in Texas,…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has defied President Joe Biden by pledging to triple razor wire defenses. This came after Abbott vowed to defy a federal government agency that had instructed him to remove constructions from Fronton Island. The move came as part of Abbott’s ongoing Operation Lone Star, which aims to prevent illegal border crossings….
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to defy a federal government agency that has instructed him to remove constructions from Fronton Island, situated in the Rio Grande between the United States and Mexico, and restore it to its original condition. Abbott made the pledge on September 9 in a letter sent to President Joe Biden…