Governor Abbott Orders Flags Lowered To Half-Staff In Honor Of Fallen Officer David Sherrard
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today ordered Texas flags in the City of Richardson to be lowered to half-staff in honor of fallen Richardson Police Officer David Sherrard who was killed in the line of duty on February 7, 2018. “Officer David Sherrard was devoted to his...
Governor Abbott Statement On Passage Of Disaster Relief Funding By Congress
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott released the following statement on legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President this morning that includes nearly $90 billion in disaster relief funding for natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey. “Today’s passage of...
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Gulf Coast Authority Board Of Directors
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Lamont Meaux and appointed Kevin Scott to the Gulf Coast Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on August 31, 2018. In addition, the Governor has reappointed Nancy Blackwell for a term set to expire on August...
Governor Abbott Appoints Five To Texas Commission on the Arts
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Mary Ann Apap Heller and Karen Partee to the Texas Commission on the Arts for terms set to expire on August 31, 2019. Additionally, the Governor appointed Adrian Guerra and reappointed Dale Brock and Kevin Yu to the...
Governor Greg Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Seven To Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brad Drake and Wally Kraft to the Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on February 1, 2019. Additionally, the Governor appointed Bret McCoy and Katie Stedman for terms set to expire on...
Governor Abbott Announces “Preventing, Protecting, Punishing” Plan To Enhance Individual Security Throughout Texas
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced out a set of policy proposals aimed at combatting sex and human trafficking, strengthening reporting protocols for sexual misconduct and harassment in the workplace, closing gaps in the law to crack down on traffickers...
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To The San Jacinto River Authority Board Of Directors
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Charles “Ed” Boulware and Mark Micheletti to the San Jacinto River Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on October 16, 2023. The Governor additionally appointed Kaaren Cambio for a term to expire on October...
Governor Abbott Joins CITGO To Announce Hurricane Relief Donation To Habitat For Humanity
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today visited a Habitat for Humanity build site in Rockport, TX where he joined officials from CITGO to announce a new donation to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey. The donation from CITGO to the Aransas County Habitat for...
Governor Abbott Appoints Parrish And Garza To Texas Municipal Retirement System Board Of Trustees
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jimmy “Jim” Parrish and appointed Jesus A. Garza to the Texas Municipal Retirement System Board of Trustees for terms set to expire on February 1, 2023. The Board oversees the Texas Municipal Retirement System, which is...
Commission To Rebuild Texas Update: Issue 16
The National Hurricane Center now reports that Hurricane Harvey was “the most significant tropical cyclone rainfall event in U.S. history, both in scope and peak rainfall amounts, since reliable rainfall records began around the 1880s.” The highest total rainfalls...