OOG: Governor Abbott Instructs ALERRT To Provide Training Programs To School Districts Across Texas

For Immediate Release Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter instructing Executive Director Dr. Pete Blair to begin providing Texas State University’s nationally-recognized Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) programs to all school...

OOG: Governor Abbott Announces $5 Million Investment To Establish Long-Term Family Resiliency Center In Uvalde County

For Immediate Release Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Governor’s Public Safety Office (PSO) has made available an initial $5 million investment into establishing a long-term Family Resiliency Center (FRC) in Uvalde County. The FRC will serve as a...

OOG: Governor Abbott Calls For Immediate School Safety Review Of Texas Public Schools

For Immediate Release Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to Dr. Kathy Martinez-Prather directing the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) to begin immediately conducting comprehensive school safety reviews to ensure all Texas public schools are following the...

OOG: Governor Abbott Requests Special Legislative Committees To Provide Solutions To Protect All Texans Following Shooting At Robb Elementary School

For Immediate Release Governor Greg Abbott today sent a joint letter to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan requesting the Texas legislative leaders convene special legislative committees following last week’s tragic shooting at Robb Elementary...

OOG: Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For City Of Uvalde, Expedites State And Local Resources Providing Assistance To Community

For Immediate Release Governor Greg Abbott today announced a state of disaster has been declared in the City of Uvalde following the shooting on May 24 at Robb Elementary School. The disaster declaration will accelerate all available state and local resources to...

OOG: Governor Abbott Tours Southern Border, Holds Press Conference Following Border Security Briefing In Eagle Pass

For Immediate Release AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today toured Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) border security assets along the Texas-Mexico Border and held a briefing and press conference in Eagle Pass on Texas’ response to...