Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is meeting Wednesday with President Donald Trump as the state asks for $11 billion to cover costs with Operation Lone Star.

The Texas governor will join the president to discuss immigration, and as Trump signs an order banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.

WASHINGTON - Texas Governor Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday. The two are scheduled to meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon, shortly before Pres. Trump signs an executive order to keep biological men from competing in women's sports.

The governor has requested the federal government reimburse Texas for his border hardening measures under Operation Lone Star.

Advocates hoping to bring sports betting to the Lone Star State have a new powerful ally: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. In an interview with the Houston Chronicle's Texas Take podcast, Abbott said he has no objections to Texas lawmakers passing legislation that brings legal sports betting to Texas,

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sought to reassure Texans about potential higher tariffs and even a trade war in the future. He made his comments in an interview with CBS News Texas, the only TV station in the state that spoke with him following the State of the State address Sunday night.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon. That's what husbands are for. “This look is all about American exceptionalism,” she said of her pro-Trump ensemble on the Grammys red carpet.

Governor Abbott is meeting with President Trump today to discuss border security and immigration issues. Abbott has been a strong ally of Trump on immigration matters, and they have both endorsed efforts to build a wall along the U.