Nominations Now Open For The 2018 Governor’s Volunteer Awards
AUSTIN - Nominations are now open for the 2018 Governor's Volunteer Awards. Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott will again serve as the Honorary Chair of the award committee. The Governor's Volunteer Awards are administered by the OneStar Foundation, and are an...
Governor Abbott Attends Operation Blue Shield’s Race For The CommUNITY Family Fun Run
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today attended the annual Operation Blue Shield Race for the CommUNITY 5K and 10K Family Fun Run in Dallas, Texas. This event helps bring together people from across the state to run side by side with Texas first responders, community...
Governor Abbott Reappoints Five To Texas School Safety Center Board
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Mike Cox, Bryan Hedrick, Allison Hymel, Cecilia “Cissy” Reynolds-Perez, and Paul Robbins to the Texas School Safety Center Board for terms set to expire on February 1, 2020. The board reports to the Governor, the...
Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Nine To Family And Protective Services Council
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dorothy Jean Calhoun, Aureka Simpson, and Janice Washington to the Family and Protective Services Council for terms set to expire February 1, 2019. Additionally, the Governor appointed Omedi “Dee Dee” Arismendez, Greg...
Governor Abbott Statement On Trump Administration’s Plan To Deploy National Guard To Border
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today issued the following statement after the announcement from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen that the federal government will deploy the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border. "My top priority as Governor is...
Governor Abbott Reappoints Buford To State Soil And Water Conservation Board
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Tina Yturria Buford to the State Soil and Water Conservation Board for a term set to expire on February 1, 2020. The board administers Texas’ soil and water conservation law, and coordinates conservation and pollution...
Commission To Rebuild Texas After Hurricane Harvey Update: Issue 20
“Texas is better when your economy is strong.” That is the message Governor Greg Abbott shared with local leaders and business members of the Rockport-Fulton Chamber in this video supporting economic development efforts in the Coastal Bend communities impacted by...
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Education Commission Of The States
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Representative Dwayne Bohac, Representative Ron Simmons, Senator Larry Taylor, and John Colyandro to the Education Commission of the States for terms to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. Colyandro will serve as the...
Governor Abbott Concludes Business Development Mission in India
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott returns to Texas today following an nine-day business development mission in India. The visit included a number of meetings with business leaders, industry executives, and some of the highest officials of the Indian government, to help...
Governor Abbott Visits The Taj Mahal And Meets With Business Leaders From Uttar Pradesh
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott today visited the Taj Mahal, one of the world’s most admired architectural masterpieces and most visited destinations, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. “How fitting that as we near the last days of this...