Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request…
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Governor Abbott Appoints Duvak To Texas Industrialized Building Code Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Devin Duvak to the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council for a…
Governor Abbott Names Pate Chief Of Staff
Governor Greg Abbott today announced Gardner Pate as Chief of Staff, effective today. Governor Greg Abbott…
Governor Abbott Announces Next In Statewide Small Business Series: Bryan/College Station
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next in the statewide 2022 Governor's Small Business Series to…
Governor Abbott Statement On Texas Rangers Hosting 2024 MLB All-Star Game
Governor Abbott today congratulated the Texas Rangers on being awarded the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB)…
Governor Abbott Appoints Lee, Nava To Texas Early Learning Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Tori Lee and Marisela Nava to the Texas Early Learning Council…
Governor Abbott Directs TEA, Superintendents To Prohibit COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates For Students
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Texas school superintendents that the…
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce $1.4 Billion In Pandemic Food Benefits For Texas Families
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has received…
Governor Abbott Requests Federal Assistance After Severe Storms In North Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today announced his request for a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business…
Governor Abbott To President Biden: Texas Is Escalating Border Security Efforts
Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to President Joe Biden highlighting the record-breaking level of…
Governor Abbott Orders DPS, TMD To Use Every Available Strategy To Combat Border Crisis
Governor Greg Abbott today ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Texas Military Department…
Governor Abbott Announces First Bus Of Migrants Departs For Philadelphia
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the departure of the first group of migrants bused to Philadelphia,…
Governor Abbott Assures State Of Texas Will Continue Comprehensive Border Security Efforts
Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter assuring county judges along the Texas-Mexico border that the…
Governor Abbott Calls For Investigation Of Harris County Elections
Governor Greg Abbott today called for an investigation into the widespread problems with Harris County's elections…
Governor Abbott Renews Wildfire Disaster Declaration In November 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Wildfire Disaster Declaration In November 2022.TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Operation Lone Star Stops Illegal Drugs Smuggled Across Border
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $355 Million In Public Safety Grants
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his Public Safety Office (PSO) will administer more than $355…
Governor Abbott Celebrates FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour In Addison
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour at a welcome event in…
Governor Abbott Celebrates FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour In Addison
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour at a welcome event in…
Governor Abbott Extends State Response, Recovery Efforts Following Severe Storms In Northeast Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today extended the State of Texas' response and recovery efforts following severe storms…
Operation Lone Star Continues Thwarting Human Smuggling Attempts
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Increases Readiness Level Of State Emergency Operations Center Ahead Of Severe Weather
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to increase the readiness…
Governor Abbott Activates State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Severe Storm Threats
Governor Greg Abbott today activated state emergency response resources ahead of severe storms and potential flash…
Governor Abbott Announces 4th Annual Texas Sounds & Cities Conference
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Music Office today announced the Fourth Annual Texas Sounds &…
Governor Abbott Announces Music Friendly Community Workshop In Navasota
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Navasota will…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Grand Opening Of New Spectrum Call Center
Governor Abbott today delivered remarks celebrating the grand opening for Charter Communications' Spectrum Gran Vista Call…
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Extension Of Emergency SNAP Benefits For November
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more…
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In October 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In October 2022TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Statement On Passing Of Representative Flynn
Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement following the passing of State Representative Dan Flynn.Governor Greg…
Operation Lone Star Boosts Border Security Efforts Amid Historic Crisis
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Announces Next In Statewide Small Business Series: Corsicana
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next in the statewide 2022 Governor's Small Business Series to…
Governor Abbott Announces $3.5 Million TWC Job Training Grant To Dallas College
Governor Greg Abbott today announced Dallas College has been awarded a Skills Development Fund grant from…
Governor Abbott Congratulates FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies On College Station Expansion
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies on the groundbreaking of their College Station campus…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Launch Of Texas Tech University’s New Engineering Research Center
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas Tech University's launch of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)…
Governor Abbott Renews Disaster Proclamation For Uvalde County In October 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Disaster Proclamation For Uvalde County In October 2022TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS…
Governor Abbott Activates State Resources Ahead Of Severe Storm Threats
Governor Greg Abbott today activated state emergency resources ahead of severe storms and potential flash flooding…
Texas Again Leads The Nation For Jobs Added
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the September jobs surge in Texas following releases from the Texas…
Governor Abbott Renews Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In October 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In October 2022TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS…
Governor Abbott, TxDOT Break Ground On Loop 1604 North Expansion
Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J. Bruce Bugg, Jr. today celebrated the groundbreaking…
Governor Abbott Appoints Robbins As 1st Judicial District Attorney
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Paul A. Robbins as District Attorney of the 1st Judicial District…
Governor Abbott Announces City Of Houston As Music Friendly Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Houston, having completed the multi-step certification process,…
Governor Abbott Launches “One Pill Kills” Statewide Campaign
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the launch of the State of Texas' coordinated "One Pill Kills"…
Governor Abbott Announces City Of Selma As Music Friendly Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Selma, having completed the multi-step certification process,…
Governor Abbott Mobilizes State Resources Ahead Of Potential Flash Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today ordered the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to preposition state resources…
Operation Lone Star Thwarts Transnational Criminal Activity At Border
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor’s Office Of Economic Development And Tourism Recognizes Seguin Manufacturing Facility’s 50 Years
The Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism today participated in Vitesco Technologies' 50th anniversary celebration…
Governor Abbott Highlights Surging Economic Growth At Asian American Alliance Of San Antonio
Governor Greg Abbott today highlighted the abundance of economic opportunity across Texas and outlined examples of…
Governor Abbott Announces Music Friendly Community Workshop In Corsicana
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Corsicana will…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Series – Kerrville
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next in the statewide 2022 Governor's Small Business Series to…
Governor Abbott Announces New Wells Fargo Bank Campus In Irving
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("Wells Fargo") will create a new…
Operation Lone Star Prevents Cartels Smuggling Illegal Drugs, Weapons
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Celebrates RGV LEAD, Education And Industry Partnerships
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated Rio Grande Valley Linking Economic and Academic Development (RGV LEAD) for…
Governor Abbott Announces Winners Of Texas Veterans Commission’s Education Excellence Award
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the Texas public institutions of higher education honored with the 2022…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Monroe As Texas State Historian
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Monte L. Monroe, Ph.D. as the Texas State Historian for a…
Governor Abbott Touts Texas’ Mighty Energy Industry At Port Houston
Governor Greg Abbott today championed Texas' surging economy and jobs growth in our strong energy industry…
Governor Abbott Deploys Additional State Resources To Assist Florida’s Hurricane Ian Recovery
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy additional state…
Governor Abbott Announces Edinburg Designated As Music Friendly Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Edinburg, having completed the multi-step certification process,…
Governor Abbott Statement On Loss Of Texas National Guard Soldier
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on the Texas National Guard soldier who died from…
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Extension Of Emergency SNAP Benefits For October 2022
Governor Greg Abbott today today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing…
Governor Abbott Appoints Vegas To Texas Energy Reliability Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Pablo Vegas to the Texas Energy Reliability Council for a term…
Governor Abbott Announces New Chief Of School Safety And Security
Governor Greg Abbott today announced John P. Scott as the new Chief of School Safety and…
Governor Abbott Mobilizes Additional State Resources To Support Florida’s Hurricane Ian Response
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to mobilize additional state…
Operation Lone Star Stops Human Smuggling Attempts At Border
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Proclamation In September 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Proclamation In September 2022.TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Deploys Additional Resources To Florida To Assist Hurricane Ian Response Efforts
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the State of Texas has deployed additional state resources to…
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For The City Of Bowie
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Bowie, having completed the multi-step training and…
Governor Abbott Announces $1.7 Million TWC Job Training Grant To Workforce Solutions Cameron
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a $1.7 million Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce…
Governor Abbott Appoints Seven To Private Sector Advisory Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Terrance "Terry" Hlavinka, Emily Kidd, M.D., Al Philippus, Jonathan Raecek, Dean…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $316,000 JET Grant To La Joya ISD
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant of more than…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Series – South Padre Island
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next in the statewide 2022 Governor's Small Business Series to…
Texas Delegation Leading Business Development Mission To Europe
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Texas delegation is leading a business development mission to Europe…
Governor Abbott Renews Disaster Proclamation For Uvalde County In September 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Disaster Proclamation For Uvalde County In September 2022.TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS…
Operation Lone Star Increasing Efforts To Combat Growing Fentanyl Crisis
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Highlights Port Houston’s Vital Role In Texas Economy
Governor Greg Abbott today highlighted the vital role that Port Houston plays in supporting the Texas…
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For The City Of Dumas
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Dumas, having completed the multi-step training and…
Governor Abbott Congratulates Laredo Economic Development Corporation On Business Growth
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the Laredo Economic Development Corporation (EDC) on its strong record for…
Governor Abbott Appoints Towery, Hayes To Appraisal Management Companies Advisory Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Frank Towery Jr. and reappointed Julia Hayes to the Appraisal Management…
Governor Abbott Invites Texas Employers To Apprenticeship Conference
Governor Greg Abbott today invited Texas employers from across the state to attend in-person or via…
Governor Abbott Celebrates DHR Health Level 1 Trauma Center Dedication
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the one-year designation anniversary and the Dr. Kenneth Mattox Trauma Unit…
Governor Abbott Directs State Agencies To Ramp Up Anti-Fentanyl Efforts
Governor Abbott today sent a letter to state agency leaders directing them to ramp up state…
Governor Abbott Congratulates 31 Texas National Blue Ribbon Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the 31 Texas schools that have been recognized as National Blue…
Governor Abbott Renews COVID-19 Disaster Declaration In September 2022
Governor Abbott Renews COVID-19 Disaster Declaration In September 2022.TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In September 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In September 2022.TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Governor Abbott Announces New Ziegenfelder Company Facility In Lockhart
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that The Ziegenfelder Company, a frozen dessert manufacturer in operation in…
Operation Lone Star Spotlights Sanctuary City Hypocrisy, Buses Over 11,000 Migrants
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Texas Leads Nation In Jobs Growth, Again Smashing Records
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated three major employment milestones following the August jobs release from the…
Governor Abbott Proclaims September 15-October 15, 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month In Texas
Governor Abbott Proclaims September 15-October 15, 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month In TexasThe Lone Star State's rich…
Governor Abbott Announces Migrant Bus Arrivals At Border Czar Harris’ Residence In Washington D.C.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the arrival of two buses of migrants from Texas outside Vice…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Series – Laredo
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next in the statewide 2022 Governor's Small Business Series to…
Governor Abbott Calls For Statewide Moment Of Silence To Honor Victims Of September 11th Terror Attacks
Governor Abbott today issued a statewide call for Texans to observe a moment of silence tomorrow…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $1.3 Million In TWC Career Training Grants To Collin, Temple Colleges
Governor Greg Abbott today announced Collin County Community College District (Collin College) and Temple College have…
Operation Lone Star Buses More Than 10,000 Migrants To Sanctuary Cities
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Presents 2022 Star Of Texas Awards
Governor Greg Abbott today recognized peace officers, fire fighters, and first responders who demonstrated heroism and…
Governor Abbott Statement On Gang Shooting In Uvalde
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on the gang shooting in Uvalde and manhunt for…
Governor Abbott, Queen M?xima Discuss Strong Economic Partnership Between Texas And The Netherlands At Governor’s Mansion In Austin
Governor Greg Abbott today hosted a visit with Her Majesty Queen M?xima of the Netherlands, Dutch…
Governor Abbott Appoints Paup To Environmental Flows Advisory Group
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brooke Paup to the Environmental Flows Advisory Group for a term…
Governor Abbott Re-Appoints Daniel As Chair Of Texas Workforce Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has re-appointed Bryan Daniel as Chair of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) for…
Governor Abbott Receives Broadband Trailblazer Award In Laredo
Governor Greg Abbott today received the Broadband Trailblazer Award at a press conference in Laredo with…
Governor Abbott Meets With State Energy Leaders To Discuss Grid Reliability, Preparedness
Governor Greg Abbott today held a meeting with Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Public…
Governor Abbott Appoints Field To 480th District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Scott K. Field to the 480th Judicial District Court in Williamson…
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Extension Of Emergency SNAP Benefits For September 2022
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more…
Governor Abbott, TVC Announce Over $31 Million In Grants For Veterans
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) today announced over $31 million in grant…
Operation Lone Star Brings National Attention To Growing Border Crisis
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Appoints Brito To Board Of Pardons And Paroles
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Elodia Brito to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a…
Governor Abbott, TJJD Announce Over $295,000 Grant To Uvalde County Juvenile Probation Department
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) today announced that the State of…