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What Governor Abbott Said at the George R. Brown Convention Center — and What It Means for Your Rights On Friday, June 12, 2026, inside the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, Governor Greg Abbott stood before thousands of Texas Republican delegates and announced a series of policy proposals that, if enacted, would violate the United States Constitution. He called for a legislative freeze on H-1B visa applications for all state and local government entities. He demanded the complete outlawry of Sharia law. He proposed closing Texas's primaries to registered Republicans only. He called for a two-thirds voter approval threshold for property tax increases. And he labeled the Democratic Party — and two named members of the Texas House, Representatives James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa — as 'radical socialists' who must be 'demolished' in November. If you are an H-1B visa holder working for a Texas state agency, public university, or local government, you read those words and felt the ground shift beneath you. The governor of your state just told the world that your job should go to a 'Texan.' If you are a Muslim Texan — whether or not you hold an H-1B visa — you…