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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…
Governor Abbott Announces First Bus Of Migrants Arrives In Chicago
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the arrival of the first group of migrants bused to Chicago,…
Governor Abbott Increases Reward For Criminal Stash House Reporting
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his Public Safety Office (PSO), in conjunction with the Texas…
Governor Abbott Appoints Strother To 249th Judicial District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Tiffany Strother to the 249th Judicial District Court in Johnson and…
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In August 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In August 2022TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas Medical Board District Four Review Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Shirlene Samuel, D.O. to the Texas Medical Board District Four Review…
Governor Abbott Invites RGV, South Texas, Statewide Communities To Film Friendly Texas Workshop In McAllen
Governor Greg Abbott today invited communities in the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, and from across…
Governor Abbott Appoints Machuca To Aerospace And Aviation Advisory Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Arturo Machuca to the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee for a…
Governor Governor Abbott Announces $197,000 TWC Career Training Grant For Grayson College
Governor Greg Abbott today announced Grayson College has been awarded a more than $197,000 grant from…
Operation Lone Star Accelerates Migrant Busing To Sanctuary City NYC
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Lauds Bravery Of Law Enforcement At Texas Department Of Public Safety Graduation Ceremony
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the hard work and dedication of new law enforcement graduates to…
Governor Abbott Appoints Cavazos To Continuing Advisory Committee For Special Education
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Claudia Cavazos to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for…
Governor Abbott Renews Disaster Declaration For Uvalde County In August 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Disaster Declaration For Uvalde County In August 2022TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS…
Governor Abbott Appoints Yarbrough To Seventh Court Of Appeals
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Alex Yarbrough to the Seventh Court of Appeals, Place 3, for…
Governor Abbott Issues Flooding Disaster Declaration In August 2022
Governor Abbott Issues Flooding Disaster Declaration In August 2022TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott, TDI Announce Emergency Rule To Protect Weston Policyholders
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued an emergency rule…
Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For Statewide Flood Response
Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference at Dallas City Hall where he signed a…
Governor Abbott Condemns Harris County Plan To Defund Law Enforcement
Governor Greg Abbott today denounced Harris County attempts to reduce funding available to two Harris County…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Holder, Jenkins To Jefferson And Orange County Board Of Pilot Commissioners
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Charles E. "Charlie" Holder and William G. "Will" Jenkins, III to…
Governor Abbott Responds To President Biden’s Ongoing Attack On Permian Basin
Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to President Joe Biden in response to a potential…
Governor Abbott Increases Readiness Level Of State Emergency Operations Center For Flood Response
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to increase the readiness…
Governor Abbott Renews Border Disaster Declaration In August 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Border Disaster Declaration In August 2022TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Renews COVID-19 Disaster Declaration In August 2022
Governor Abbott Renews COVID-19 Disaster Declaration In August 2022TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Continuing Jobs Surge In Texas
Governor Abbott Celebrates Continuing Jobs Surge In Texas.Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement celebrating the…
Governor Abbott Appoints Faulkner To 478th Judicial District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Wade Faulkner to the 478th Judicial District Court in Bell County…
Governor Abbott Announces ALERRT Travel Assistance, Bullet-Resistant Shield Grant Program
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Governor's Public Safety Office (PSO) is accepting applications from law…
Governor Abbott Names Sellers As Chair Of State Cemetery Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Tom Sellers to the State Cemetery Committee for a term set…
Governor Abbott Activates State Resources Ahead Of Potential Impacts From Tropical Weather
Governor Greg Abbott today ordered the activation of state resources and urged Texans to take the…
Governor Abbott Appoints Veliz To Small Business Assistance Advisory Task Force
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Omar Veliz to the Small Business Assistance Advisory Task Force for…
Operation Lone Star Spotlights National Border Crisis In Busing Mission
– Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard…
Governor Abbott Appoints Coons To Correctional Managed Health Care Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kris Coons to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for a…
Governor Abbott Appoints Smith, Rodriguez To Texas Emergency Services Retirement System Board Of Trustees
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brian Smith and reappointed Pilar Rodriguez to the Texas Emergency Services…
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To State Independent Living Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Rebecca “Hunter” Adkins and Erik Dally and reappointed Eva Storey to…
Governor Abbott Mobilizes Additional State Resources As Wildfire Danger Continues
Governor Abbott today announced the mobilization of additional state resources to assist local fire departments in…
Governor Abbott, DPS Announce Security Measures For Uvalde ISD
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Department of Public Safety (DPS) will be providing more than…
Governor Abbott Announces New Producer Owned Beef Facility In Amarillo
Governor Greg Abbott today announced Producer Owned Beef, LLC (“POB”) will create a new beef processing…
Governor Abbott Appoints Nelson As Commissioner Of Workers’ Compensation
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jeff Nelson as the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas…
Governor Abbott Appoints Jumes To 485th Judicial District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Steven Jumes to the 485th Judicial District Court in Tarrant County…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Series – Lubbock
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next in the statewide 2022 Governor’s Small Business Series to…
Governor Abbott Appoints Eastland To Upper Guadalupe River Authority
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dick Eastland to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority for a term…
Governor Abbott Congratulates Outstanding Women In Texas Government 2022 Honorees
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the Outstanding Women in Texas Government Award recipients for 2022 announced…
Operation Lone Star Ramps Up Busing Of Migrants To NYC, D.C. To Provide Relief To Border Communities
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In August 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In August 2022. TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Governor Abbott Appoints Jackson To Public Utility Commission Of Texas
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kathleen Jackson to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) for…
Governor Abbott Appoints Lemond Dixon, Berry To The Texas Commission On Law Enforcement
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Martina Lemond Dixon and Justin Berry to the Texas Commission on…
Governor Abbott Statement On Biden Administration Refusal To Approve Texas’ Post-Partum Medicaid Extension For Mothers
Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement following the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s refusal to…
Governor Abbott Congratulates Southwest Texas Junior College On $296,000 Career Training Grant
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated Southwest Texas Junior College on receiving a grant from the Texas…
Governor Abbott Appoints Dickson, Feuerbacher To OneStar National Service Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Verlene Dickson and Ashleigh Feuerbacher to the OneStar National Service Commission…
Governor Abbott Lauds West Texas’ Economic Ingenuity At West Texas Legislative Summit In San Angelo
Governor Greg Abbott today lauded Texas’ booming economic success and the undeniable contributions of West Texas…
Governor Abbott Applauds TWC’s $296,000 Career Training Grant Award To Weatherford College
Governor Greg Abbott today applauded the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) awarding Weatherford College a grant for…
Governor Abbott Champions Texas’ Ongoing Broadband Expansion In Greenville
Governor Greg Abbott today received the Broadband Champion Award from Connect the Future Texas for leading…
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Extension Of Emergency SNAP Benefits For August 2022
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more…
Governor Abbott Invites Mayors Of NYC, DC To Texas Border
Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Washington,…
Governor Abbott Commends TWC’s $247,000 Job Training Grant To South Plains College
Governor Greg Abbott today commended the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) award of more than $247,000 in…
Operation Lone Star Combatting Record Numbers Of Illegal Immigrants, Criminal Activity
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Appoints Vadnais As Student Regent For Stephen F. Austin State University
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Paige Vadnais as the student regent for the Stephen F. Austin…
Governor Abbott Provides $1.25 Million Grant To Uvalde School District For Trauma-Informed Counseling
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Governor’s Public Safety Office (PSO) is providing $1.25 million to…
Governor Abbott Appoints Sellers To The Governing Board Of The Texas School For The Deaf
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kathy Sellers to the Governing Board of the Texas School for…
Governor Abbott Renews Disaster Declaration For Uvalde County In July 2022
Governor Abbott Renews Disaster Declaration For Uvalde County In July 2022 TO ALL TO WHOM THESE…