Governor Abbott Proclaims 2023 Manufacturing Week In Texas

Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the strength of our state’s manufacturing sector and the role it…

Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas State Board Of Examiners Of Marriage And Family Therapists

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Barbara “Barbie” Ezell and Nicole Richardson and reappointed Lisa Merchant, Ph.D.…

Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Texas Commission On Fire Protection

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Amanda Sue Friedeck and reappointed Mike Jones, Bob Morgan, and J.P.…

Governor Abbott Announces Sweetwater Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Sweetwater, having completed the multi-step certification process,…

Operation Lone Star Surges Resources To Combat Biden’s Escalating Crisis

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…

Governor Abbott Announces Weatherford Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Weatherford, having completed the multi-step certification process,…

Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.2 Million In Career Training Grants To Tarrant County Schools

Governor Greg Abbott today announced five  Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $2.2…

Governor Abbott Announces Historic $240 Million For Texas Seaports

Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Transportation Commission has approved a historic $240 million in…

Governor Abbott Rings Closing Bell At New York Stock Exchange

Governor Greg Abbott today rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in…

Governor Abbott Rings Closing Bell At New York Stock Exchange

Governor Greg Abbott today rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in…

Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Beaumont

Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2023 Governor’s Small Business Summit will be held in…

Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.5 Million In Career Training Grants To West Central Texas Schools

Governor Greg Abbott today announced six  Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $2.5…

Governor Abbott Announces Over $3.8 Million In Grants To South Texas Veteran Service Organizations

Governor Greg Abbott today announced 18 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling more than $3.8…

Governor Abbott Spotlights National Border Crisis At Manhattan Institute

Governor Greg Abbott today discussed America's unprecedented border crisis and outlined his vision for combatting the…

Governor Abbott Issues Wildfire Disaster Declaration In September 2023

Governor Abbott Issues Wildfire Disaster Declaration In September 2023TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…

Governor Abbott Announces Over $1.3 Million In Career Training Grants To North Central And East Texas Schools

Governor Greg Abbott today announced five Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…

Governor Abbott Celebrates New National Healthcare Research Hub In Dallas

Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Dallas being chosen as the location for the new Customer Experience…

Governor Abbott Appoints Winter As Inspector General For Health And Human Services

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Raymond Charles “Ray” Winter as the Inspector General for Health and…

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 Hosts Hungarian President Novák At Governor’s Mansion

Governor Greg Abbott today held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Hungary Katalin…

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 Touts Economic Wins Of 88th Legislature In Sherman

Governor Greg Abbott today commended the pro-economic development achievements made by the 88th Legislature that will…

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…

Operation Lone Star Builds More Border Wall To Protect Texans

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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…

Texas Outpaces Nation In Jobs Growth, Breaks Three Jobs Records

Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the unrivaled strength of Texas’ jobs economy following the release of…

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…