AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott stood his ground Thursday in support of Texans’ constitutional right to carry guns to protests, countering fellow Republicans who say demonstrators can’t — or at least shouldn’t — have weapons at those events.

Texas has moved to sharply restrict skilled foreign hiring at taxpayer-funded institutions, with Governor Greg Abbott ordering an immediate freeze on new H-1B visa petitions across state agencies and ...

Supporters of the move argue that the move protects American workers and addresses fraud, but critics warn that halting visa petitions may worsen shortages in education, research, healthcare and other...