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Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Council On Cardiovascular Disease And Stroke
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Remedios “Remmy” Perez Morris to the Council on Cardiovascular Disease and…
Governor Abbott Announces $4.5 Million For Rural Emergency Hospitals
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a $4.5 million grant opportunity awarded by the Texas Health and…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Gravley To North Texas Tollway Authority Board Of Directors
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Lynn Gravley to the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) Board of…
Governor Abbott Champions Education Freedom At Parents Matter Tailgate In Dallas
Governor Greg Abbott last night championed education freedom for all Texas students at a Parents Matter…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.2 Million In Grants To West Texas Veteran Organizations
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 11 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling over $2.2 million…
Operation Lone Star Bolsters Border Security To Stem Historic Influx
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Deploys More Buses To Border Amid Migrant Surge
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM)…
Governor Abbott Appoints Morales To Texas Industrialized Building Code Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Alex Morales to the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council for a…
Governor Abbott Champions Texas’ Critical Aerospace, Defense Industry In Dallas
Governor Greg Abbott today championed Texas’ world-renowned aerospace and defense industry and the vital role Texans…
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In September 2023
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In September 2023TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Renews Border Disaster Declaration In September 2023
Governor Abbott Renews Border Disaster Declaration In September 2023TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: …
Governor Abbott Announces Over $3.6 Million In Grants To Panhandle, Concho Valley Veteran Organizations
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 14 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling over $3.6 million…
Governor Abbott Appoints Five To Texas Forensic Science Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Erika Ziemak and reappointed Jeffrey Barnard, M.D., Mark Daniel, Sarah Kerrigan,…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $11 Million In Career Training Grants Across Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 42 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling over $11 million…
Governor Abbott Encourages Texans To Participate In School Choice Sunday
Governor Greg Abbott today called on Texans to participate in School Choice Sunday on Sunday, October…
Governor Abbott Appoints Five To Texas Physician Assistant Board
Governor Abbott has appointed Rao Ali, M.D. to the Texas Physician Assistant Board for a term…
Governor Abbott Announces Graham Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and Visit Graham will co-host a…
Governor Abbott Congratulates 29 Texas National Blue Ribbon Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the 29 Texas schools that have been recognized as National Blue…
Texas Again Leads All States For Annual Jobs Growth
Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated Texans and Texas employers on again leading all 50 states for…
Governor Abbott Announces Dalhart Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Dalhart, having completed the multi-step certification process,…
Governor Abbott Celebrates TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Center Renovation Project
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the kickoff of TIRR Memorial Hermann Outpatient Rehabilitation – Kirby Glen…
Governor Abbott Proclaims September 15-October15, 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month In Texas
Governor Abbott Proclaims September 15-October15, 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month In TexasWhen Texas was but an uncharted…
Texas Named Best Business Climate By Nation’s Corporate Executives
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas being named the nation's best business climate in a triennial survey…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Connett To State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Brent Connett to the State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee for…
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For Sweeny
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Sweeny, having completed the multi-step training and…
Governor Abbott Statement On Impeachment Trial Verdict
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following the Texas Senate's verdict in the impeachment trial…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.95 Million In Grants To Dallas-Area Veteran Organizations
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 15 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling over $2.95 million…
Governor Abbott Appoints Six To Governor’s Committee On People With Disabilities
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Neva Fairchild and Lauren Taylor and reappointed Ellen Bauman, Elyse Lieberman,…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $4.1 Million In Career Training Grants To Southeast Texas, Panhandle Schools
Governor Greg Abbott announced 16 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $4.1 million…
Governor Abbott Appoints De Luca To Governor’s Commission For Women
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Angelique De Luca to the Governor's Commission for Women for a…
Texas Grows Jobs Faster Than Nation, Hits New Historic Highs
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas as America’s jobs leader following the release of August employment…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Fredericksburg
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2023 Governor’s Small Business Summit will be held in…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $3.2 Million In Grants To Fort Worth Area Veteran Organizations
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 12 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling over $3.2 million…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $154,000 Job Training Grant To Workforce Solutions Panhandle
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant award totaling $154,985 to Workforce…
Governor Abbott Touts Texas’ Manufacturing Might At Schneider Electric In El Paso
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas’ booming tech manufacturing sector at a ribbon cutting ceremony for…
Governor Abbott Appoints Six To Continuing Advisory Committee For Special Education
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Aaron Bangor, Ph.D. and Marissa Esquivel and appointed Tara Pittman Cevallos,…
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To OneStar Foundation
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Elexis Grimes and Marlene S. McMichael and appointed Adrianna Cuéllar Rojas…
Governor Abbott Appoints Douglass As Presiding Officer Of Grayson County Regional Mobility Authority
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed William “Bill” Douglass as presiding officer of the Grayson County Regional…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $1.8 Million In Grants To East Texas Veteran Organizations
Governor Greg Abbott today announced nine Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling over $1.8 million…
Governor Abbott Hosts German Federal Minister Baerbock In Austin
Governor Greg Abbott yesterday held a meeting with Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic…
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For Crockett
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Crockett, having completed the multi-step training and…
Governor Abbott Announces Lufkin Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Lufkin, having completed the multi-step certification process,…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $6.9 Million In Grants To Gulf Coast Veteran Organizations
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 31 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling over $6.9 million…
Governor Abbott Honors First Responders At 2023 Star Of Texas Awards
Governor Greg Abbott today honored peace officers, firefighters, and first responders who demonstrated profound heroism and…
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Family And Protective Services Council
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Bonnie Hellums and Liesa Hackett and appointed Michelle Liles Treviño to…
Governor Abbott Appoints Cox To Texas Medical Board District Two Review Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kristen Cox to the Texas Medical Board District Two Review Committee…
Governor Abbott Appoints Cox To Texas Medical Board District Two Review Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kristen Cox to the Texas Medical Board District Two Review Committee…
Operation Lone Star Defends Sovereign Authority To Secure Border
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $229,000 In Career Training Grants To Central Texas Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced two Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…
Governor Abbott Names Frazier Chair, Reappoints Crimm To Texas 1836 Project Advisory Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Carolina Castillo Crimm, Ph.D. and Don Frazier, Ph.D. to the Texas…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $7.6 Million In Career Training Grants To Permian Basin, Gulf Coast Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 20 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $7.6 million…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Moore To Brazos County Regional Mobility Authority
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Daniel B. “Barry” Moore as the presiding officer of the Brazos…
Governor Abbott Appoints Rassin to Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation Board of Directors
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed David A. Rassin as a member of the Texas State Affordable…
Governor Abbott, TVC Announce Over $36 Million In Grants For Veterans
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) today announced over $36 million in grant…
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas State Technical College Board Of Regents
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ron Rohrbacher to the Texas State Technical College System Board of…
Office Of The Governor Statement On Ruling On Texas’ Border Security
The Office of the Governor today issued a statement following the ruling by the U.S. District…
Governor Abbott Expands Life-Saving NARCAN To All Texas Law Enforcement
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a second allotment of 60,000 units of Naloxone (NARCAN) will be…
Governor Abbott Appoints Maciejewski-West To Risk Management Board
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lisa Maciejewski-West to the Risk Management Board for a term set…
Governor Abbott Appoints Bangor To Advisory Council On Postsecondary Education For Persons With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Aaron Bangor, Ph.D. to the Advisory Council on Postsecondary Education for…
Governor Abbott Appoints Juarez-Dunne To 465th Judicial District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Veronica Juarez-Dunne to the 465th Judicial District Court in Bastrop County…
Governor Abbott Appoints Aliseda, Buckley To Southern Regional Education Board
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Debbie Crane Aliseda and Representative Brad Buckley, D.V.M. to the Southern…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Batson To The Gulf Coast Authority Board Of Directors
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Amber Batson to the Gulf Coast Authority for a term set…
Governor Abbott Activates Austin Airtanker Base For Wildfire Response
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas A&M Forest Service, through the Texas…
Governor Abbott Renews Wildfire Disaster Declaration In September 2023
Governor Abbott Renews Wildfire Disaster Declaration In September 2023TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Announces Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Music Office (TMO) today announced the opening of applications for…
Operation Lone Star Marine Barriers Repel Illegal River Crossings
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Appoints Scott To Director Of The Office Of School Safety And Security
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed John P. Scott as the director of the Office of School…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Horizon City
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2023 Governor’s Small Business Summit will be held in…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Callas, Wesson To Texas Commission Of Licensing And Regulation
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Ray Callas, M.D., FASA and Gary F. Wesson, D.D.S., M.S. to…
Texas Provides Free Peer Counseling Services For Hawaii First Responders
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the State of Texas is offering virtual peer-to-peer counseling services at…
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board Of Directors
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Gary Gibson and reappointed Kristi Koncaba and Ron Simmons to the…
Governor Abbott Expands Occupational Licensing Reciprocity For Military Servicemembers, Families
Governor Greg Abbott today directed Texas state agencies to adopt administrative changes in line with Senate…
Governor Abbott Announces 2023 Texas Women’s Hall Of Fame Honorees
Governor Greg Abbott and the Governor’s Commission for Women today announced eight extraordinary Texas women have…
Governor Abbott Deploys Hurricane Response Resources To Florida
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy Texas A&M…
Governor Abbott Announces New Category For Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a new application category opening for the Texas Travel Industry Recovery…
Operation Lone Star Gains National Support From State Governors
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Deploys Firefighting Resources To Aid Louisiana
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has deployed 89 firefighters, paramedics, and emergency management personnel…
Governor Abbott Announces Corpus Christi Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Corpus Christi, having completed the multi-step certification…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.7 Million In Career Training Grants To Northeast Texas Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 11 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $2.7 million…
Governor Abbott Announces Purple Star Campus Designations For 150 Texas Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that 150 Texas public schools have been awarded the Purple Star…
Governor Abbott Names Hildebrand Chair, Appoints Doggett To Parks And Wildlife Commission
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the appointment of William “Leslie” Doggett to the Parks and Wildlife…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.8 Million In Career Training Grants To Southeast Texas Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced nine Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…
Governor Abbott Announces Menard Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the Menard County Chamber of…
Governor Abbott Announces SBA Assistance For Perryton Tornado
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his request for a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small…
Governor Abbott Appoints Thomas To Permanent School Fund Corporation Board Of Directors
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cliff Thomas to the Permanent School Fund Corporation Board of Directors…
Governor Abbott Touts Texas’ Economic Leadership At TAB Summit
Governor Greg Abbott today received the Texas Association of Business' (TAB) 2023 Economic Trailblazer Award for…
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Texas Department Of Motor Vehicles
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Darren Schlosser to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board for…
Governor Abbott Deploys Resources Ahead Of Tropical Depression Nine
Governor Greg Abbott today ordered the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy state emergency…
Governors Abbott, Noem, Pillen, Reynolds, Stitt Band Together To Secure Border
Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference in Eagle Pass with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds,…
Governor Abbott Appoints Riddle To Texas Board Of Nursing
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dru Riddle Ph.D., DNP, CRNA, FAAN to the Texas Board of…
Governor Abbott Announces Linden Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Linden, having completed the multi-step certification process,…
Governor Abbott Appoints Bunin, Cohen To Governing Board Of The Texas Indigent Defense Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Alex Bunin and appointed Jay Cohen to the Governing Board of…
Operation Lone Star Combats Increased Cartel Activity Along Border
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Marshall
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2023 Governor’s Small Business Summit will be held in…
Governor Abbott Requests SBA Disaster Declaration For Perryton Tornado
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business…
Governor Abbott Touts Nuclear Energy Development At UT Fireside Chat
Governor Greg Abbott today highlighted the important role of nuclear technology and energy in Texas’ thriving…
Governor Abbott, TxDOT Announce Record $142 Billion Transportation Investment
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a record $142 billion in total investment for Texas' transportation infrastructure.…
Governor Abbott Offers Reward In Shooting Of Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office is offering…
Governor Abbott Applauds South Texas’ Ingenuity At Rio Grande Valley Economic Summit
Governor Greg Abbott today applauded South Texas’ economic ingenuity and highlighted the region’s critical role in…
Governor Abbott, HHSC Secure $984 Million For Texas Hospitals
Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) secured $984 million…
Governor Abbott Announces Weatherford Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and Downtown Weatherford, Inc. will co-host…
Governor Abbott Appoints Wise To 472nd Judicial District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed George Jerrell Wise to the 472nd Judicial District Court in Brazos…
Governor Abbott Appoints Zeidman To Holocaust, Genocide, And Antisemitism Advisory Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jay S. Zeidman to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory…
Governor Abbott Appoints Zeidman To Holocaust, Genocide, And Antisemitism Advisory Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jay S. Zeidman to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory…
Governor Abbott Appoints Herring As 47th Judicial District Attorney
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jason Herring as District Attorney of the 47th Judicial District in…
Governor Abbott Appoints Herring As 47th Judicial District Attorney
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jason Herring as District Attorney of the 47th Judicial District in…
Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For Wildfire Activity In 191 Counties
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has issued a disaster declaration for 191 Texas counties…
Governor Abbott, UT System Announce New World-Class Cancer Center
Governor Greg Abbott today joined members of The University of Texas (UT) System Board of Regents…
Governor Abbott Issues Wildfire Disaster Declaration In August 2023
Governor Abbott Issues Wildfire Disaster Declaration In August 2023TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $130,000 Job Training Grant To Texas Southmost College
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant award of $132,794 to Texas…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $9.9 Million In Career Training Grants To Rio Grande Valley Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 20 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…
Governor Abbott Lauds Role Of Small Businesses In Texas’ Historic Budget Surplus
Governor Abbott today celebrated Texas' record-shattering jobs economy and the role small businesses play in keeping…
Governor Abbott Signs Critical Energy Laws At TIPRO Summer Conference
Governor Greg Abbott today ceremonially signed critical energy legislation passed during the 88th Regular Legislative Session…
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas Board Of Nursing
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kathy Boswell and reappointed Mazie Mathews Jamison and Verna "Kathy" Shipp…