BREAKING: Texas Governor Makes Epic Stand Against Obamas Martial Law According to recent reports, Texas Governor Greg Abbott just told the Texas State Guard to monitor a United States military training exercise named Jade Helm 15. The training has been taking place since July of last year in Texas and several other states throughout the U.S. but recent activity has made Americans suspicious that the exercise could lead to the implementation of martial law by the Obama administration. Abbotts orders support these suspicions, and followed a gathering of more than 200 people just 30 miles outside of Austin to express their concerns. It is important that Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed, Abbott wrote in a statement. By monitoring the operation on a continual basis, the State Guard will facilitate communications between my office and the commanders of the operation to ensure that adequate measures are in place to protect Texans. Still, some are claiming that martial law is just a conspiracy theory, with very little merit. 