Jordan Root, Author at Greg Abbott

Top 10 Moments of Texans Helping Texans

1. Houston-area doctor Stephen Kimmel left his own flooded home and waded and canoed through the floodwaters with help from volunteer firefighters to get to a hospital to perform an emergency surgery on a 16-year-old boy. Kimmel reached the hospital after walking the...

Learn How Small Businesses Can Thrive In RGV At Governor’s Forum

This Op-Ed originally appeared in The Monitor on October 11, 2017. Small businesses are big in Texas. More than nine in 10 businesses in Texas are small businesses, and they employ nearly half of all private-sector employees. Men and women willing to take a risk, to...

Governor Abbott Meets With Local Officials In Hurricane Affected Cities

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today continued his tour of Harvey affected cities, traveling to five impacted communities along the Texas coast. During his visit, the Governor, along with Commission to Rebuild Texas Commissioner John Sharp, Lieutenant Governor...

Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Texas Commission On Fire Protection

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Mike Jones and appointed Bob D. Morgan, Mala Sharma, and J.P. Steelman to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection for terms set to expire on February 1, 2023. The Commission develops and enforces statewide fire service...

Governor Abbott Meets With Local Officials In Hurricane Affected Cities

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today visited six Texas cities in the Coastal Bend region that have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. During his visit, the Governor, accompanied by Commission to Rebuild Texas Commissioner John Sharp, met with Mayors,...