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Governor Abbott Announces State Of Texas Taiwan Office In Taipei
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the state’s plan to open a State of Texas Taiwan Office…
Governor Abbott Meets With Taiwan President Lai In Taipei
Governor Greg Abbott today met with President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan while in Taipei on the…
Governor Abbott Provides Update On State Response To Hurricane Beryl
Governor Greg Abbott today provided an update on Texas' ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Beryl and…
Governor Abbott To Lead Economic Development Mission To Taiwan, South Korea, Japan
Governor Greg Abbott today announced he will lead an economic development mission to Taiwan, South Korea,…
Governor Abbott Increases Readiness Level Of State Emergency Operations Center Ahead Of Hurricane Beryl
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to increase the readiness…
Governor Abbott Announces Additional Senior Staff Leadership
Governor Greg Abbott today announced several staff changes within the Office of the Governor. Governor Greg…
Governor Abbott Directs TDEM To Issue Hurricane Beryl Advisory Notice For Texas Emergency Management Council
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to issue an advisory…
Governor Abbott Names Black As Chief Of Staff
Governor Greg Abbott today announced Robert Black as Chief of Staff, effective July 22, 2024. Governor…
Governor Abbott Appoints Brissette To Fourth Court Of Appeals
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lori Massey Brissette to the Fourth Court of Appeals, Place 3…
Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick Joint Statement On Texas Energy Fund
Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick today issued the following statement concerning the future…
Governor Abbott Appoints Six To Texas Industrialized Building Code Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jorge Olivares and reappointed Suzanne Arnold, Edwin “Scooter” Lofton, Alex Morales,…
Governor Abbott Amends, Renews Drought Disaster Proclamation In June 2024
Governor Abbott Amends, Renews Drought Disaster Proclamation In June 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Governor Abbott Appoints Rutherford, Names Walls Chair Of Teacher Retirement System Board Of Trustees
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed John R. Rutherford to the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) of Texas…
Governor Abbott Further Amends Severe Weather Disaster Proclamation In June 2024
Governor Abbott Further Amends Severe Weather Disaster Proclamation In June 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS…
Texas Upholds National Security In President Biden’s Absence
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Proclamation In June 2024
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Proclamation In June 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Governor Abbott Directs THECB To Create Task Force Addressing Healthcare Workforce Shortages
Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create…
Governor Abbott Named To 2024 TIME100 List Of Most Influential People In The World
Governor Greg Abbott today was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the…
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In April 2024
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In April 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In April 2024
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In April 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Appoints Blum, Mendelsohn To Texas Holocaust, Genocide, And Antisemitism Advisory Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Adam Blum and Cara Mendelsohn to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and…
Governor Abbott Meets With Samsung Executives To Discuss Billions Invested In Texas
Governor Greg Abbott yesterday met with Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. ("Samsung") President and CEO Kye Hyun…
Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For East Texas Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a disaster declaration for seven East Texas counties impacted by severe…
Governor Abbott Issues Severe Weather Disaster Declaratation In April 2024
Governor Abbott Issues Severe Weather Disaster Declaratation In April 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Governor Abbott Announces 2024 Star Of Texas Nominations
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that nominations for the 2024 Star of Texas Awards, which honor…
Governor Abbott Advocates For Adoption With His Family’s Story At CHOSEN Conference In Plano
Governor Abbott today participated in a fireside chat to bring attention to Texas' efforts to increase…
Operation Lone Star Arrests Violent Criminals, Human Smugglers
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott, Fellow Governors Urge President Biden To Protect Medicaid Safety Net
Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Idaho Governor Brad Little,…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Corpus Christi
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2024 Governor’s Small Business Summit will be held in…
Governor Abbott Deploys Additional State Emergency Response Resources Amid Severe Weather Threat
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy additional state…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Hundreds Of Megawatts Added At LCRA Peaker Power Plant Groundbreaking Ceremony
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas expanding access to affordable and reliable power at a groundbreaking…
Governor Abbott Announces Kilgore Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Kilgore, Kilgore…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $1.2 Million In Career Training Grants To North Central Texas Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced four Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…
Texas Deploys More Than 100 Miles Of Razor Wire To Secure Border
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Board Of Pilot Commissioners For Galveston County Ports
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jason Keeling and reappointed Arden “Trey” Hill, III to the Board…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Groundbreaking Of Advanced Manufacturing Training Center In Brownsville
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the groundbreaking of Texas A&M University’s South Texas Workforce Development Project…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Riskind To Texas Public Finance Authority
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jay Riskind to the Texas Public Finance Authority for a term…
Texas Economy Again Expands Faster Than Nation
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas’ continuing economic expansion as new data recently released by the…
Governor Abbott Appoints Lewis To Statewide Health Coordinating Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed David Lewis to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC) for a…
Governor Abbott Announces Corinth Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Corinth has been designated by the Texas…
Governor Abbott Directs Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Severe Weather Across Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to ready state emergency…
Governor Abbott Proclaims April 2024 As Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation recognizing April 2024 as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention…
Texas Surges Soldiers, Resources To Boost Border Security In El Paso
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas County And District Retirement System Board Of Trustees
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ronald “Ronnie” Keister and reappointed Susan Fletcher and Mary Louise Nicholson…
Governor Abbott Appoints Wright, Koerner To Texas Veterans Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Charles “Chuck” Wright and reappointed Laura Koerner to the Texas Veterans…
Governor Abbott Urges Border Action In Meeting With Speaker Johnson
Governor Greg Abbott today met with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson at the Governor's Mansion in…
Governor Abbott Issues Wildfire Disaster Proclamation In March 2024
Governor Abbott Issues Wildfire Disaster Proclamation In March 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Appoints Weir To State Board For Educator Certification
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Bobbie Lynn Weir to the State Board for Educator Certification for…
Governor Abbott Appoints Vasquez, Conroy To Texas Department Of Housing And Community Affairs
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Leo Vasquez and appointed Cindy Conroy to the Texas Department of…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $315,000 Career Training Grant To Rockport Fulton ISD
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant totaling more than…
Governor Abbott Fights Antisemitic Acts At Texas Colleges, Universities
Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order to fight the increase in acts of antisemitism…
Governor Abbott Announces New Eastman Investment In Longview
Governor Greg Abbott today announced Eastman will add an additional manufacturing facility at its existing site…
Over 100 Texas Sheriffs Back Operation Lone Star
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…
Governor Abbott Appoints Uhl To Jobs And Education For Texans Grant Program Advisory Board
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Robert Uhl to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program…
Governor Abbott Directs State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Critical Wildfire Threats
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency…
Governor Abbott Named 2024 Texan Of The Year
Governor Greg Abbott last night was awarded 2024 Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative…
Texas Leads Nation With Jobs Surge In February
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas as the nation’s undisputed jobs leader following the release of…
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…