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Amid Gov. Abbott's H-1B freeze, biggest Houston impact could be in Texas Medical Center

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state ...

State contractors untouched in Gov. Abbott’s H-1B freeze

Gov. Greg Abbott made clear his concerns with H-1B visas in a letter sent in late January to every major state agency and ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders temporary freeze on H-1B visas petitions at all state agencies

Texas will immediately freeze new petitions for H-1B visas at all state agencies and public institutions of higher education in response to reports of abuse in the federal program and a need to ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott orders immediate H-1B visa freeze for Texas state agencies, universities

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered an immediate freeze on all new H-1B visa petitions by state agencies and public universities through May 2027. The order aims to prioritize Texas workers for ...
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Texas Governor Announces H-1B Visa Freeze For State Schools

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies and universities to immediately freeze all H-1B visa petitions in a letter to state agency heads on Tuesday. Abbott wrote that the Texas ...
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Texas freezes H-1B visas for state agencies, higher education amid investigation into federal program

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Gov. Greg Abbott announced an investigation into the federal H-1B visa program in “light of recent reports of abuse,” according to a letter signed by the governor. He directed all ...
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Texas has stopped state agencies and universities from filing new H-1B visa applications. Here’s what that means.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all public universities and state agencies to halt processing any new H-1B visas, a move experts argued throws into disarray a small — but crucial — sector of the ...