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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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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…
Governor Abbott Orders A Special Election Throughout The State Of Texas On November 7, 2023
Governor Abbott Orders A Special Election Throughout The State Of Texas On November 7, 2023TO ALL…
Governor Abbott Announces Belton Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Belton will…
Governor Abbott Signs Largest Property Tax Cut In Texas History
Governor Greg Abbott today ceremonially signed legislation delivering the largest property tax cut in Texas history--$18…
Nominations Now Open For The 40th Annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards
Nominations are now open for the 40th Annual Governor's Volunteer Awards. Nominations are now open for…
Governor Abbott Announces Eaton Facility Expansion In Nacogdoches
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Eaton Corporation will expand their manufacturing facility for voltage regulators,…
Governor Abbott Protects Fair Competition With Save Women’s Sports Act
Governor Greg Abbott today ceremonially signed the Save Women's Sports Act passed during the 88th Regular…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Mid-Continent Steel And Wire’s New Macro Hub In Laredo
Governor Greg Abbott today delivered the keynote address during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand…
Operation Lone Star Stops Criminals At President Biden’s Open 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 McAllen
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2023 Governor's Small Business Summit will be held in…
Governor Abbott Appoints Sisniega To Texas Board Of Medical Radiologic Technology
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lucy Sisniega to the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology for…
Governor Abbott Signs Laws Cracking Down On Illegal Street Racing
Governor Greg Abbott today ceremonially signed two key laws to protect Texans from illegal street racing…
Governor Abbott Announces Dalhart Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Dalhart will…
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas Diabetes Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Christopher Carmona, Sharon Lemons, and John Trischitti, III the Texas Diabetes…
Governor Abbott Appoints Nober To Holocaust, Genocide, And Antisemitism Advisory Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Roger Nober to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission…
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For The City Of Borger
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Borger, having completed the multi-step training and…
Governor Abbott Appoints Five To Texas Historical Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Garrett Donnelly, Laurie Limbacher, and Cathy McKnight and appointed Fritz Duda…
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In August 2023
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In August 2023.TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL…
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In August 2023
Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In August 2023.TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Governor Abbott Names Chair, Appoints Three To Texas Board of Criminal Justice
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Bill Welch, Nate Sprinkle, and Sydney Zuiker to the Texas Board…
Operation Lone Star Defends Texas’ Right To Secure The Border
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Appoints Wetmore To Texas Facilities Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Bob Wetmore to the Texas Facilities Commission for a term set…
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Texas Woman’s University Board Of Regents
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ellen Amirkhan to the Texas Woman's University (TWU) Board of Regents…
Governor Abbott Appoints Kingham, McGee To Texas Board Of Professional Geoscientists
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Danielle "Danny" Kingham and Sam McGee to the Texas Board of…
Governor Abbott Appoints Woodward As Presiding Judge Of The Seventh Administrative Judicial Region
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ben Woodward as the Presiding Judge of the Seventh Administrative Judicial…
Governor Abbott Defends Texas’ Authority To Secure The Border
Governor Greg Abbott today defended Texas' right to secure the border through the recent deployment of…
Governor Abbott Appoints Coleman Byars To 97th Judicial District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Trish Coleman Byars to the 97th Judicial District Court in Archer,…
Governor Abbott Appoints Thomas, Hock To Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ashlie Thomas and Stacy Hock to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating…
Governor Abbott Meets With French President Macron, Indian Prime Minister Modi
Last Friday, Governor Greg Abbott joined First Lady Cecilia Abbott and Texas Secretary of State Jane…
Texas Dominates Nation In Annual Job Creation
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the dominance of the state's jobs economy following the release of…
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Stephenville
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2023 Governor's Small Business Summit will be held in…
Operation Lone Star Statement On Orders Addressing Illegal Crossings
The Office of the Governor today issued a joint statement from Texas Border Czar Mike Banks,…
Governor Abbott Signs Economic Development Statement Of Intent With French Minister Becht
Governor Greg Abbott yesterday signed an economic development Statement of Intent with the French Minister for…
Operation Lone Star Boosts Border Response With New Marine Barriers
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…
Governor Abbott Deploys Additional Wildfire Response Resources To Llano County
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to…
Governor Abbott Requests Federal Extension For Major Disaster Declaration Deadline For June Severe Weather
Governor Greg Abbott yesterday sent a letter requesting an extension of the deadline to submit a…
First Lady Abbott, Secretary Nelson Celebrate Texas’ Historic Partnership With France
First Lady Cecilia Abbott and Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson yesterday visited the historic Texas…
Governor Abbott Statement On Passage Of Historic Property Tax Cuts
Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement on the Texas Legislature's passage of historic property tax…
First Lady Abbott, Secretary Nelson Tout Texas’ Robust Economic Ties With United Kingdom In London
First Lady Cecilia Abbott and Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson yesterday met with business leaders…
Governor Abbott Announces Statewide Film Friendly Texas Workshop
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a statewide Film Friendly Texas Workshop to be held virtually on…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.4 Million In Career Training Grants To Laredo Area Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced six Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…
Governor Abbott Unveils Texas Fentanyl Data Dashboard
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the launch of the Texas fentanyl data dashboard by the Texas…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $6.5 Million In Workforce Grants
Governor Greg Abbott today announced over $6.5 million in Texas Talent Connection grants awarded to 21…
Governor Abbott Announces Marble Falls Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Marble Falls…
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For The City Of Beaumont
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Beaumont, having completed the multi-step training and…