Office Of The Governor’s Committee On People With Disabilities Announces 2017 Lex Frieden Employment Awards Winners

AUSTIN – The Office of the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities today announced the winners of the 2017 Lex Frieden Employment Awards. Named for Texas disability rights champion Lex Frieden, the awards are bestowed upon Texans who have displayed a...

First Lady Cecilia Abbott Addresses Texas Alliance Of Child And Family Services Texas Child Care Administrators Conference

HOUSTON—Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott today addressed the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services Texas annual Child Care Administrators Conference in Houston during the Closing General Session. “As Attorney General, and now as Governor, Greg has always made...

Governor Abbott Appoints Lynd Presiding Officer Of Alamo Regional Mobility Authority

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Michael Lynd, Jr. as presiding officer of the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) for a term set to expire February 1, 2018. The RMA is a political subdivision created to finance, acquire, design, construct, operate,...

Governor Abbott Attends Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Ashley Furniture Industries Distribution And Fulfillment Center

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Ashley Furniture Industries Southwest Regional Distribution and Fulfillment Center in Mesquite, Texas. During the ceremony the Governor spoke about Texas’ thriving economy and...

Governor Abbott Extends Suspension Of Rules Relating To Vehicle Registration And Inspection For Victims Of Harvey

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today extended the temporary waiver suspending rules relating to vehicle registration and inspection for victims of Hurricane Harvey. This extension will allow Texans who reside in counties named in the federal disaster declaration...

Governor Abbott Appoints Hudson And Mills To Correctional Managed Health Care Committee

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed F. Parker Hudson, III, M.D. and John Mills, D.O. to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for terms set to expire on February 1, 2021. The Committee coordinates the development of statewide policies for the delivery...