Texas isn’t greater for halting H-1B visas. It’s smaller.
- Posted on January 30, 2026
- By Houston Chronicle
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Texas isn’t greater for halting H-1B visas. It’s smaller.

"Gov. Abbott's directive ordering state agencies and public universities to freeze new H-1B visa petitions does everything but put the real needs of Texans first," writes the editorial board.