Greg Abbott answers a question during the final gubernatorial debate in Dallas in September. Photo: Andy Jacobsohn /Associated Press

1. Experts say states lack legal authority to block refugees
2. The Latest on Paris Attacks: Main airport terminal evacuated in Copenhagen
3. Paris prosecutor: Suspected Paris mastermind killed in raid
4. Texas orders its volunteer groups to stop resettling Syrian refugees
5. White House sends Texas assurances on Syrian refugees
6. Obama admin says states lack authority to block refugees
7. Ben Carson: Other Middle Eastern nations should absorb Syrian refugees
8. Timeline: Texas events affecting Syrian and Muslim refugees in 2015
9. Despite protests, some Syrian refugees find a home in Texas
10. Syrian refugees resettled in resistant Texas, Indiana
11. Amazon gives its revenue from anti-Islam group’s song to refugees
12. Ted Cruz: Arrest of 2 on terror-related charges shows problem with refugees from ‘high-risk countries’

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state health officials in charge of Texas’ refugee resettlement program not to accept any more Syrians following the Paris terrorist attacks.

In a letter Monday to President Barack Obama, Abbott also urged scrapping federal plans to accept more Syrian refugees into the country as a whole. He said the federal government can’t perform “proper security checks” on Syrians.

Texas joins Alabama, where Gov. Robert Bentley announced Sunday that he would refuse Syrian refugees relocating to his state.

In Michigan, fellow Republican Gov. Rick Synder is postponing efforts to accept Syrian refugees until federal officials review security procedures.

And Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is seeking the GOP presidential nomination, sent a letter to Obama demanding more information about how Syrians are resettled in his state.

Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.