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Governor Abbott Tours Flood Damage, Provides Update On Texas’ Response To Severe Flooding In Central Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today received a briefing and held a press conference at Donald Lewis Hisle…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $1.9 Million In Emergency Grants To Kerrville, Llano Hospitals Impacted By Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is awarding…
Governor Abbott Announces $5 Million In Micro-Business Disaster Recovery Loans Following Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today announced up to $5 million in funding is available through the Texas…
Governor Abbott Requests Federal Disaster Assistance For Five Additional Counties Following Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to…
Governor Abbott Announces Additional Counties Eligible For Disaster Unemployment Assistance For Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is now accepting applications for…
Governor Abbott, President Trump Visit With Impacted Texans In Kerrville
Governor Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott today joined President Donald J. Trump and First…
Governor Abbott Activates State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Weekend Weather Threats Across Texas
Governor Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response…
Governor Abbott Requests Federal Disaster Assistance For Additional Texas Counties Impacted By Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to request additional counties…
Governor Abbott Announces New Crisis Support Line For Texans Affected By Floods
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) launched the…
Governor Abbott Announces Approval Of Federal Disaster Assistance For Additional Counties Following Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the federal government has updated the Presidential Disaster Declaration following…
Governor Abbott Announces Special Session Agenda
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation identifying 18 agenda items for the upcoming Special Session…
Governor Abbott Continues State Response, Recovery Efforts For Texans Impacted By Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today provided an update on Texas' continued efforts to assist and support Texans…
Governor Abbott Announces $10,000 Reward For Individual Connected To ICE Facility Ambush
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office is offering…
Governor Abbott Surveys Flood Damage, Provides Update On Continued Response To Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference at the Hunt Store following an aerial tour…
Governor Abbott Orders Texas Flags Lowered To Half-Staff In Honor Of Lives Lost To Devastating Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today ordered Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff to…
Governor Abbott Announces Disaster Unemployment Assistance For Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is now accepting applications for…
Governor Abbott Provides Update On Texas’ Continued Response To Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today provided an update on additional state emergency response resources that have been…
Governor Abbott Announces Federal Disaster Declaration Approval For Hill Country Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that President Donald J. Trump approved federal disaster assistance as part…
Governor Abbott Provides Update On State’s Ongoing Response To Severe Flooding In Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference at the State Operations Center (SOC) in Austin…
Governor Abbott Declares Sunday, July 6, A Day Of Prayer For Texans Impacted By Devastating Floods
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation declaring Sunday, July 6, 2025, as a Day of…
Governor Abbott Provides Update On Texas’ Response To Hill Country Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary…
Governor Abbott Statement On Hill Country Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on the severe flooding that has impacted communities in…
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For Texarkana
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Texarkana, having completed the multi-step training and…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $7.3 Million In Workforce Skills Training Grants
Governor Greg Abbott today announced over $7.3 million in Texas Talent Connection grants awarded to 22…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Rockport-Fulton
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2025 Governor’s Small Business Summit will be held in…
Governor Abbott Launches New Tri-Agency Website To Bolster Education-To-Workforce Pipeline
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the launch of an enhanced tri-agency website that will offer a…
Governor Abbott Announces Joint SBA Preliminary Damage Assessments For Fort Worth Apartment Fire
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to…
Governor Abbott Congratulates Fort Worth As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the City of Fort Worth on being designated as a Tourism…
Governor Abbott Announces Federal Approval For Healthy Texas Women Waiver
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Healthy Texas Women…
Governor Abbott Sets Special Election For Texas Senate District 9
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation announcing Tuesday, November 4, 2025 as the special election…
Governor Abbott Announces Pasadena Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Pasadena has been designated by the Texas…
Governor Abbott Announces Texas Semiconductor Innovation Grant To MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $5.3 million…
Governor Abbott Announces First Texas Energy Fund Loan To 122 MW Natural Gas Facility
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the first Texas Energy Fund (TEF) loan agreement will fund…
Texas Named Best Business Climate In Nation For Third Year In A Row
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas being recognized as the Best Business Climate in the nation…
Governor Abbott Activates State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Southeast Texas Flood Threat
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency…
Governor Abbott Directs TWPD, TAHC To Establish Texas New World Screwworm Response Team
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Animal…
Governor Abbott Vetoes Senate Bill 3 (89R)
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas,…
Governor Abbott Appoints Young To 62nd Judicial District Court
Governor Abbott appointed Gary Young as judge of the 62nd Judicial District Court in Delta, Franklin,…
Governor Abbott Appoints Hussenoeder To TexNet Technical Advisory Committee
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Stefan Hussenoeder, Ph.D. to the TexNet Technical Advisory Committee for a term…
Texas Leads Nation In Job Creation Over Past Year
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas as the No. 1 state in the nation for job…
Governor Abbott Announces Special Session Date, Initial Agenda
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the final list of 1,155 bills signed into law and 28…
Governor Abbott Signs Over 600 Critical Bills Passed During 89th Regular Legislative Session
Governor Abbott today signed into law over 300 bills passed during the 89th Regular Legislative Session…
Governor Abbott Statement On President Trump’s Decisive Action
Governor Greg Abbott tonight issued a statement on President Donald Trump’s decisive action:Governor Greg Abbott tonight…
Operation Lone Star Seizes $2.4 Million Worth Of Methamphetamine
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Signs Over 300 Critical Bills Passed During 89th Regular Legislative Session
Governor Abbott today signed into law over 300 bills passed during the 89th Regular Legislative Session…
Governor Abbott Announces John Paul Mitchell Systems Headquarters In Dallas County
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that John Paul Mitchell Systems (JPMS) will expand their corporate headquarters…
Governor Abbott Appoints Eight To Crime Victims’ Institute Advisory Council
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Representative John Smithee and Alexis Nungaray and reappointed Senator Joan Huffman, Lee…
Texas Surpasses All Records For Total Jobs, Texans Working, Total Labor Force
Governor Greg Abbott today touted Texas’ economic momentum as the state again surpassed all previous records…
Governor Abbott Deploys Texas Emergency Management Resources To Support New Mexico Wildfire Response
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he deployed Texas emergency management resources to New Mexico to…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $262,900 Job Training Grant For Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant award totaling $262,944 to Workforce…
Governor Abbott Signs Largest Generational Water Investment In Texas History In Lubbock
Governor Greg Abbott today signed Senate Bill 7 and House Joint Resolution 7 into law to…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Bastrop
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2025 Governor’s Small Business Summit will be held in…
Governor Abbott Signs Laws To Reduce Barriers For Small Businesses In Fort Worth
Governor Greg Abbott today delivered remarks and signed House Bill 346, House Bill 2464, House Bill…
Texas Wins 12th Gold Shovel Award For Outstanding Job Creation, Business Investment
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas being recognized with the state's 12th Gold Shovel Award by…
Governor Abbott Appoints Five To Texas Historical Commission
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Mike Hagee, Kay Hindes, and Dick Tips and reappointed John W. Crain…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $910,000 In Career Training Grants For East Texas Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced four Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling over $911,500…
Governor Abbott Signs Property Tax Relief Laws In Denton
Governor Greg Abbott today signed House Bill 9, Senate Bill 4, and Senate Bill 23 into…
Governor Abbott Announces Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop In Pearland
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and Visit Pearland will co-host a…
Governor Abbott Announces Bandera Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Bandera has been designated by the Texas…
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For Floresville
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Floresville, having completed the multi-step training and…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $794,000 In Career Training Grants For Southeast Texas Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced four career training grants totaling $794,546 have been awarded to four…
Governor Abbott Signs Laws To Bolster Texas Small Businesses
Governor Greg Abbott today signed House Joint Resolution 1, House Bill 9, House Bill 346, House…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.4 Million In Career Training Grants For Gulf Coast Area Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 10 career training grants totaling over $2.4 million have been awarded…
Governor Abbott Signs Ibogaine Treatment Research Law At Texas Capitol
Governor Greg Abbott today signed Senate Bill 2308 into law to grant state matching funds for…
Governor Abbott Surges Texas National Guard, DPS Ahead Of Planned Anti-ICE Protests
Governor Greg Abbott today surged Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)…
Governor Abbott Sets Hurricane Preparedness Expectations With Texas Energy Providers
Governor Greg Abbott yesterday met with Texas energy providers to discuss preparedness expectations for this year's…
Governor Abbott Congratulates Grapevine As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the City of Grapevine on being designated as a Tourism Friendly…
Governor Abbott Activates Additional State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Severe Weather
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to…
Governor Abbott Announces City Of Fate Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Fate has been designated by the Texas…
Governor Abbott Announces Construction Of New Panhandle State Hospital
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) broke ground this…
Governor Abbott Names Bridges Chair, Appoints Rentsch To Texas State Board Of Examiners Of Psychologists
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Brian Rentsch, P.E. to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists…
Abbott Appoints Wall To One-Call Board Of Texas
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Keith Wall to the One-Call Board of Texas for a term set…
Governor Abbott Activates Additional State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Severe Weather
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to…
Texas Conducts Week-Long Operation To Disrupt Terrorist Cartel Activity
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Signs Oilfield Theft Protection, Pro-Growth Legislation Into Law
Governor Greg Abbott today signed into law key legislation to protect Texas’ oil and gas industry…
Governor Abbott Signs Record Public Education Funding, Teacher Pay Raise Into Law
Governor Greg Abbott today signed House Bill 2 into law to provide a record $8.5 billion…
Governor Abbott Appoints Stewart To Texas State Board Of Examiners Of Professional Counselors
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Nadia Stewart to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $481 Million Awarded To Texas Teachers
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that more than $481 million in Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) funds…
Governor Abbott Names Foster Chair, Appoints McCall To Texas Parks And Wildlife Commission
Governor Greg Abbott appointed John A. McCall Jr., O.D. to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission…
Governor Abbott Signs Strongest Bail Reform Package In Texas History
Governor Greg Abbott today signed into law the strongest bail reform package in Texas history at…
Governor Abbott Congratulates Texas Legislature For Passing Nuclear Power Legislation
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the Texas Legislature for passing House Bill 14, which will revolutionize…
Governor Abbott Signs Texas Cyber Command Into Law In San Antonio
Governor Greg Abbott today signed House Bill 150 into law to create the Texas Cyber Command,…
Governor Abbott Announces SBA Assistance For South Texas Severe Weather
Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved his request for…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Promises Kept During 89th Legislative Session
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the successful slate of conservative, pro-growth legislation passed in the 89th…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit For Hays County
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Governor’s Small Business Summit for Hays County will be held…
Governor Abbott Commends Texas Legislature For Making Texas-Size Investment In Water
Governor Greg Abbott today commended the Texas Legislature for making a Texas-size investment in the state's…
Governor Abbott Announces Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop In Hallettsville
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the Hallettsville Chamber of Commerce…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Texas Cyber Command Passing Texas Legislature
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the Texas Legislature passing House Bill 150, which will create the…
Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, Speaker Burrows Laud Property Tax Relief Passage
Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dustin Burrows today lauded the passage of…
Governor Abbott Appoints Young To Advisory Council On Emergency Medical Services
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Aundrea Young to the Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services for a…
Governor Abbott Appoints Broom To Aerospace And Aviation Advisory Committee
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Chris Broom to the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee for a term…
Governor Abbott Appoints University Student Regents, Representative To Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Governor Abbott Appoints University Student Regents, Representative To Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardGovernor Greg Abbott has…
UPDATED: Governor Abbott Requests SBA Disaster Declaration For South Texas Severe Storm Weather
Governor Greg Abbott announced that he requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration…
Governor Abbott Activates State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Severe Weather Threat
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency…
Governor Abbott Commemorates Fallen Texas Heroes At Memorial Day Ceremony
Governor Greg Abbott today commemorated the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who lost…
Texas Is One Step Closer To Border Security Reimbursement
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Congratulates Texas Legislature For Delivering Record Public Education Funding
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the Texas Legislature for passing House Bill 2 providing record public…
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For Flatonia
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Flatonia, having completed the multi-step training and…
Governor Abbott Thanks U.S. House For Passing $12 Billion Border Reimbursement
Governor Greg Abbott today thanked the United States House of Representatives for designating $12 billion in…
Governor Abbott Proclaims 2025 Hurricane Preparedness Week In Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today raised awareness about the dangers of hurricanes and the precautions Texans can…
Governor Abbott Announces Federal Disaster Declaration For South Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that four South Texas counties have been approved for federal disaster…
Governor Abbott Amends, Renews Drought Disaster Proclamation In May 2025
Governor Abbott Amends, Renews Drought Disaster Proclamation In May 2025TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Proclamation In May 2025
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Proclamation In May 2025TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Governor Abbott Announces Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund Grant To Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $3,080,000 has…
Governor Abbott Honors DPS Troopers At DPS Fallen Officers Memorial In Austin
Governor Greg Abbott today honored the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers and Texas Rangers…
Governor Abbott Sworn Into FEMA Review Council
Governor Greg Abbott today was sworn into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council and…
Texas Leads Nation With Most New Jobs Added Over Last Year
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas as the No. 1 state in the nation for job…
Governor Abbott Announces Record-Breaking $46.3 Million In Grants To Serve Veterans And Their Families
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) today announced over $46.3 million in Fund…
Governor Abbott Names Bolton Chair Of Texas Appraiser Licensing And Certification Board
Governor Greg Abbott named Ray “Chance” Bolton Chair of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Inaugural Class Of The Texas Tech University School Of Veterinary Medicine In Amarillo
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the graduation of the Texas Tech University (TTU) School of Veterinary…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Inaugural Class Of The Texas Tech University School Of Veterinary Medicine In Amarillo
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the graduation of the Texas Tech University (TTU) School of Veterinary…
Governor Abbott Sends Letter To Secretary Rollins Requesting Waiver To Prohibit Unhealthy SNAP Purchases
Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins requesting a waiver…
Governor Abbott Congratulates Ingleside As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the City of Ingleside on being designated as a Tourism Friendly…
Governor Abbott Announces $30,000 Reward For Known Fugitive Trevor McEuen
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office is offering…
Texas Sets New Records For Total Jobs, Texans Working, Total Labor Force
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas as the best state for job-creating businesses as Texas again…
Governor Abbott Hosts Taiwan Minister Of Economic Affairs Kuo
Governor Greg Abbott today held a meeting with the Taiwan Minister of Economic Affairs Jyh-Huei Kuo…
Governor Abbott Announces NTxBio Facility In Plano
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that NTxBio (“NTx”) will establish a biomanufacturing facility in Plano. The…
Governor Abbott Signs Pro-Growth Business Legislation Into Law
Governor Greg Abbott today signed three critical pieces of pro-growth, business-friendly legislation into law, including Senate…
Governor Abbott Announces Joint SBA Preliminary Damage Assessments For South Texas Severe Storm Damage
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to…