Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to meet privately Wednesday with President Donald Trump at the White House and the discussion will center on immigration and border security.

The governor’s list of priority items includes issues important to social conservatives and to business advocates.

The governor was expected to declare his emergency items for the legislative session in his speech, starting at 5 p.m. CDT.

The gang talks about the State of the State, how Abbott wields power and how many priority bills are too many priority bills.

The comments are some of the governor's strongest in support of an industry that has ramped up its lobbying and political ...