Greg Abbott, ICE and Houston

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Gov. Abbott threatens to pull $30 million from Dallas over ICE policy, warns World Cup funds at risk
A newly obtained letter shows the governor pressing Dallas for answers on its police policy at the center of a growing immigration enforcement dispute over ICE.

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Houston faces ‘crisis situation’: Abbott threatens loss of $110 million after HPD-ICE policy change
Governor threatens to pull $110M in public safety funds over Houston's new immigration policy
Dallas police reviewing immigration enforcement policy under Abbott’s $32M threat
Dallas officials are revisiting rules limiting how police officers handle immigration enforcement after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to pull $32.1 million in state funding from the city.

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Leaders in 3 Texas cities pushing back after Gov. Abbott threatened to slash state funding
KERA News · 1d
Abbott: Dallas may owe $32M in grant repayment, lose FIFA money if police don't work with ICE
Gov. Abbott says Houston will have to pay back $110M if immigration ordinance isn’t repealed
Mayor John Whitmire called it a "crisis situation" and said that the loss of funding poses challenges to the police department, fire department and public safety services across the city.

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Local leaders push back on Gov. Abbott's threat to slash state funding from major cities over ICE cooperation policies
Austin, Dallas to lose funding over police ICE directives unless they reverse course