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Governor Abbott Reappoints Three To Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Ogechika “Oge” Alozie, M.D., Taylor Gillig, and Gabrielle Rich, D.O. to…
Governor Abbott Directs State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Severe Weather Across Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency…
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee
Governor Abbott has appointed Carla Smith to the Nursing Facility Administrations Advisory Committee for a term…
Governor Abbott Appoints Buckley, Creighton To Education Commission Of The States
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Representative Brad Buckley, D.V.M., and Senator Brandon Creighton to the Education…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Three To Humanities Texas
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Stacey Neal Combest, Elizabeth Johnson, and Ellen K. Ramsey to Humanities…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Oakley To Board Of Pilot Commissioners For Harris County Ports
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Bruce Oakley to the Board of Pilot Commissioners for Harris County…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Wang To Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Zoey Wang to the Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee for a…
Governor Abbott Highlights Growing Support For School Choice At Texas Policy Summit
Governor Abbott today celebrated the growing support for school choice for all Texas families during the…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Medary As Presiding Judge Of Fifth Administrative Judicial Region
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Missy Medary as the presiding judge of the Fifth Administrative Judicial…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Estevez As Presiding Judge Of Ninth Administrative Judicial Region
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Ana Estevez as the presiding judge of the Ninth Administrative Judicial…
Governor Abbott Announces Appointments To Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium Executive Committee
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the inaugural members of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium Executive Committee…
Governor Abbott Appoints Six To Onestar National Service Commission
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Jie Li and reappointed James Senegal to the OneStar National Service Commission…
Governor Abbott Appoints McCleskey As Independent Ombudsman For Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Robert “Sean” McCleskey as the Independent Ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile…
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In March 2024
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In March 2024TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WHEREAS,…
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In March 2024
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In March 2024TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Texas Transports Over 105,000 Migrants To Sanctuary Cities
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Strengthens Texas’ Economic Partnership With The United Kingdom
Governor Greg Abbott today completed a successful economic development mission to the United Kingdom organized by…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Bond Between UK, Texas During Margaret Thatcher Centre Lecture In London
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated conservative, pro-economic growth values shared between the United Kingdom and Texas…
Governor Abbott Announces SBA Assistance For Panhandle Wildfires
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request…
Governor Abbott Hosts Australian Ambassador Rudd, German Minister Hoffmeister-Kraut In Austin
Governor Greg Abbott yesterday met with the Australian Ambassador to the United States Dr. Kevin Rudd…
Governor Abbott To Lead Economic Development Trip To United Kingdom
Governor Greg Abbott today announced he will lead an economic development trip to the United Kingdom…
Governor Abbott Names Chair, Appoints Three To Texas Board Of Respiratory Care
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Nathan Rodrigues and reappointed Latana Jackson and Sonia Sanderson to the…
Governor Abbott Releases 2024 Report To The People Of Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today released his 2024 Report to the People of Texas looking back over…
Governor Abbott Requests SBA Disaster Declarations For Panhandle Wildfires
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he requested disaster declarations from the U.S. Small Business Administration…
Texas Again Leads Nation For Annual Jobs Growth
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated Texans and Texas employers on again leading all 50 states for…
Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver To Comptroller’s Office For Texas Wildfires
Governor Greg Abbott today announced he granted a waiver to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts…
Governor Abbott Appoints Alexander To 393rd Judicial District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Karen Alexander to the 393rd Judicial District in Denton County for…
Texas Marks Third Anniversary Of Operation Lone Star
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Texas Celebrates Record Highs For Jobs, Labor Force
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the strength of the Texas economy following the release of January…
Governor Abbott Statement On President Biden’s 2024 State Of The Union
Governor Greg Abbott tonight issued a statement following President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address.Governor…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $491,000 Job Training Grant To Collin College
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant award totaling $491,280 has been…
Governor Abbott Announces Joint SBA Preliminary Damage Assessments For Panhandle Wildfires
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $553,000 In Career Training Grants To San Antonio Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced three Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…
Governor Abbott Orders Flags Lowered To Half-Staff In Honor Of Fire Chief Smith In Fritch
Governor Abbott Orders Flags Lowered To Half-Staff In Honor Of Fire Chief Smith In FritchGovernor Greg…
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Real Estate Research Advisory Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Harry Gibbs to the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee for a…
Governor Abbott Announces New Walmart Facility In Robinson
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Walmart will expand their presence in Texas with a new…
Governor Abbott Updates Texans On State Wildfire Response Efforts In Canadian
Governor Abbott today held a briefing with state and local officials and provided an update on…
Governor Abbott Provides Update On State Resources, Ongoing Response To Texas Wildfires
Governor Abbott today provided an update on the state's ongoing wildfire response and resources deployed as…
Governor Abbott Names Chair, Appoints Seven To Nueces River Authority Board Of Directors
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lisa Greenberg to the Nueces River Authority Board of Directors for…
Governor Abbott Provides Update On State Response To Historic Wildfires
Governor Greg Abbott today held a briefing with state and local officials and provided an update…
Texas Continues President Trump’s Historic Border Security Legacy
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Texas Wins Governor’s Cup For Record-Breaking 12th Year In A Row
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas winning Site Selection magazine's Governor's Cup for an unprecedented 12th…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $142,000 Career Training Grant To Vernon College
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant totaling more than…
Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waivers To Respond To Texas Wildfires
Governor Greg Abbott today granted waivers for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Texas Department…
Governor Abbott Statement On Preliminary Injunction Against SB 4
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on Texas’ constitutional right to defend itself following a…
Texas Extends Postpartum Coverage For Medicaid, CHIP Recipients
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas is extending postpartum coverage to 12 months for eligible…
Governor Abbott Announces 2024 Governor’s Small Business Summit Host Cities
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated 15 communities selected as 2024 Governor’s Small Business Summit host cities.…
Governor Abbott Deploys Additional State Emergency Response Resources For Wildfires, Announces Federal Assistance
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy additional state…
Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For Texas Wildfires
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a disaster declaration for 60 Texas counties in response to widespread…
Governor Abbott Issues Wildfire Disaster Declaration In February 2024
Governor Abbott Issues Wildfire Disaster Declaration In February 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Declares Wildfire Disaster Declaration In February 2024
Governor Abbott Declares Wildfire Disaster Declaration In February 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Invites Texas Communities To Film Friendly Texas Forum
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Film Commission today announced a Film Friendly Texas Forum to…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $713,000 In Career Training Grants To Three Central Texas Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced three Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…
Texas Upholds Constitutional Right To Defend Itself From Invasion
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed John Bash, Mark Stone, Ph.D., Dean Teffer, Ph.D., and Angela Wilkins,…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Mitchell, Names Chair Of Sulphur River Basin Authority Board Of Directors
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Kelly Mitchell to the Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors…
Governor Abbott Announces Sugar Land Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Sugar Land…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $193,000 Job Training Grant To Northeast Texas Community College
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant award totaling $193,372 to Northeast…
Governor Abbott Names Ladner Chair, Appoints Houston To Risk Management Board
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jeffrey Houston to the Risk Management Board for a term set…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Halbrooks As Presiding Officer Of North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Gary Halbrooks as the presiding officer of the North East Texas…
Governor Abbott Announces Launch Of Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, And Innovation Program
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the opening of applications for the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and…
Governor Abbott Appoints Gray To 489th District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Tracy Gray to the 489th Judicial District Court in Kaufman County…
Governor Abbott Launches New Digital Media Friendly Texas Program
Governor Greg Abbott today launched the new Digital Media Friendly Texas Certified Community program in the…
Governor Abbott Announces Galveston Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Galveston has been designated by the Texas…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Brown As Presiding Officer Of Webb County – City Of Laredo Regional Mobility Authority
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jed Alton Brown as the presiding officer of the Webb County…
Operation Lone Star Boosts Support For Deployed Texas National Guard Soldiers
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Expands Border Security Operations In Eagle Pass
Governor Greg Abbott today announced during a press conference in Eagle Pass that Texas is building…
Governor Abbotts Appoints Four To Texas Food System Security And Resiliency Planning Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kevin Koch, David Volleman, John Votava, and Coleman Locke to the…
Governor Abbott Appoints Barnard To 73rd District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Marialyn Barnard to the 73rd Judicial District Court in Bexar County…
First Lady Abbott, OneStar Foundation Announce 40th Annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards Recipients
First Lady Cecilia Abbott, Honorary Chair of the Governor's Volunteer Awards, today announced the recipients of…
Governor Abbott Appoints Killinger To Texas Economic Development Corporation Board Of Directors
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Elizabeth Killinger to the Texas Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors…
Governor Abbott Statement On Shooting In Angleton
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following a shooting at an industrial facility in Angleton.Governor…
Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Lakewood Church Shooting
Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Lakewood Church ShootingGovernor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on the…
Governor Abbott Activates State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Severe Weather Threats
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency…
America’s Governors Band Together To Support Operation Lone Star
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott, Texas House Members Stand Strong To Secure Border
Governor Greg Abbott today joined members of the Texas House of Representatives for a press conference…
Governor Abbott Champions Texas Energy At NAPE Summit In Houston
Governor Greg Abbott yesterday championed Texas’ booming energy industry and highlighted ways the state can continue…
Governor Abbott Appoints Gonzales To The Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Catarina Gonzales to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for…
Governor Abbott Announces Mont Belvieu Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Mont Belvieu has been designated by the…
Governor Abbott Appoints Thompson As District Attorney Of 159th Judicial District
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Layne Thompson as the District Attorney of the 159th Judicial District…
America’s Governors Stand With Texas To Secure The Border
Governor Greg Abbott today was joined by 13 of America’s Governors who stand in solidarity with…
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 Appoints Four To Texas Commission On Law Enforcement
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Conor Harvey and Justin West and reappointed Janna Atkins to the…
Governor Abbott Bolsters Enduring Economic, Cultural Bond With India
Governor Greg Abbott last night returned from a productive economic development mission to India organized by…
Governor Abbott Champions Texas-India Economic Partnership At 7th India-U.S. Forum In New Delhi
Governor Greg Abbott today championed the strong Texas-India economic partnership during the keynote address at the…
Operation Lone Star Holds The Line To Defend Southern Border
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Touts Texas’ Energy, Tech Industries In New Delhi
Governor Greg Abbott today met with Indian industry executives to strengthen the unique economic partnership between…
Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Texas’ Constitutional Right To Self-Defense
Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Texas’ Constitutional Right To Self-DefenseGovernor Greg Abbott today issued a statement…
Governor Abbott Showcases Texas’ Manufacturing, Energy Industries In Mumbai
Governor Greg Abbott today championed Texas’ unparalleled energy industry and boundless economic opportunities during a series…
Texas Adds More Jobs In 2023 Than Any Other State
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas leading all 50 states as the No. 1 state for…
Operation Lone Star Reinforces Border Barriers To Deter Illegal Crossings
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Appoints And Names Gleeson Chair Of Public Utility Commission Of Texas
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Thomas Gleeson to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) for…
Governor Abbott To Lead Economic Development Mission To India
Governor Greg Abbott today announced he will lead an economic development mission to India organized by…
Governor Abbott Orders Special Election To Be Held In Senate District 15
Governor Abbott Orders Special Election To Be Held In Senate District 15TO ALL TO WHOM THESE…
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In January 2024
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In January 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In January 2024
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In January 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Texas Grows Jobs Faster Than Nation, Smashing Historic Highs
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the strength and resilience of the Texas economy following the release…
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For Forney
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Forney, having completed the multi-step training and…
Governor Abbott Statement On DOJ Critical Incident Review Of Robb Elementary School Tragedy
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) release of…
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Medicaid, CHIP Postpartum Coverage Extension To 12 Months
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) today announced that the…
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Sabine River Authority Board Of Directors
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed James W. “Bill” Bruce and reappointed Thomas Beall and Cliff Todd…
Texas Transports Over 100,000 Migrants To Sanctuary Cities
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Names Chair, Appoints Four To Texas Commission On The Arts
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Abid Neemuchwala and Nancy C. Windham and reappointed Patty Nuss to…
Governor Abbott Launches New Tourism Friendly Texas Community Program
Governor Greg Abbott today launched the new Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community program through Travel Texas…
Governor Abbott Announces Marble Falls Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Marble Falls has been designated by the…
Governor Abbott Appoints Riojas, Boening To Texas Farm And Ranch Lands Conservation Council
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Gilbert “Gilly” Riojas and appointed Russell Boening to the Texas Farm…
Governor Abbott Increases Readiness Level Of State Operations Center Ahead Of Severe Weather Threats
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to increase the readiness…
Operation Lone Star Ramps Up Historic Response To Biden’s Border Crisis
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Appoints 15 To Governor’s Commission For Women
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Gay Gaddis, Kimberly Ratcliff, and Janine Turner and reappointed Gina Bellinger,…
Texas Wins 2023 State Of The Year
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated that Texas has been named 2023 State of the Year by…