Jordan Root, Author at Greg Abbott

Commission To Rebuild Texas Update: Issue 2

AUSTIN – The true strength of the Lone Star State is found in our people. In the Rockport-Fulton area along the Texas Gulf Coast on the morning after Harvey’s first direct hit as a Category 4 hurricane, still-stunned residents gathered outside one of the local...

Governor Abbott Tours Housing Development Damage In Port Arthur, TX

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today visited three Port Arthur housing developments to survey damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. The Governor was joined by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush to...

Governor Abbott Extends Suspension Of Hotel Occupancy Tax After Hurricane Harvey

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today extended his proclamation suspending both state and local hotel and motel occupancy taxes for relief-effort personnel and victims of Hurricane Harvey. This extension will further help ease the financial burden of those...

Governor Abbott Appoints Sullivan Commissioner Of Insurance

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kent Sullivan as Commissioner of Insurancefor a term set to expire February 1, 2019. Kent Sullivan of Austin is a partner at Jackson Walker. He previously served as a justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, first...

Governor Abbott Visits Rockport With George Strait To Meet WIth Texans Impacted By Hurricane Harvey

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today joined George Strait and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke to meet with Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, TX. During the visit they spoke with local Texans in the community on their needs as they...