Scope: State (Texas)
Branch: Executive
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: November 18, 2024
Governor Greg Abbott signed Executive Order GA-47 on November 18, 2024, addressing the prevention of harassment or coercion of Texas residents by foreign adversaries. The order directs state agencies and law enforcement to take specified actions concerning conduct by foreign state-linked actors within Texas.
Constitutional basis: Directive under the governor's Texas Article IV execution-of-laws power extends state law enforcement into foreign-adversary conduct, a novel application in a federally primary field.