Governor Abbott Meets With Local Officials In Hurricane Affected Cities
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today visited five Harvey-affected cities in Southeast Texas. This trip was the third of a three-day, 16-city tour of Hurricane impacted areas of Texas. Also joining the Governor on his visits today was Commission to Rebuild Texas...
Learn How Small Businesses Can Thrive In RGV At Governor’s Forum
This Op-Ed originally appeared in The Monitor on October 11, 2017. Small businesses are big in Texas. More than nine in 10 businesses in Texas are small businesses, and they employ nearly half of all private-sector employees. Men and women willing to take a risk, to...
Governor Abbott Meets With Local Officials In Hurricane Affected Cities
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today continued his tour of Harvey affected cities, traveling to five impacted communities along the Texas coast. During his visit, the Governor, along with Commission to Rebuild Texas Commissioner John Sharp, Lieutenant Governor Dan...
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Texas Commission On Fire Protection
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Mike Jones and appointed Bob D. Morgan, Mala Sharma, and J.P. Steelman to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection for terms set to expire on February 1, 2023. The Commission develops and enforces statewide fire service...
Governor Abbott Meets With Local Officials In Hurricane Affected Cities
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today visited six Texas cities in the Coastal Bend region that have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. During his visit, the Governor, accompanied by Commission to Rebuild Texas Commissioner John Sharp, met with Mayors,...
Gov. Abbott Aims To ‘Make Texas The No. 1 State For Women-Owned Businesses’
This Op-Ed originally appeared in the Houston Business Journal on October 6, 2017. Women investing in themselves represent one of the greatest potentials for job growth, and my goal as governor is to make Texas the No. 1 state for women-owned businesses. The nearly 1...
Commission To Rebuild Texas Update: Issue 4
AUSTIN - Day in and day out as our fellow Texans work to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey’s devastation, we are reminded that our lives are not measured by how we are challenged but by how we respond to those challenges. In our classrooms and communities, we are seeing...
Governor Abbott Appoints Workman To Southwestern States Water Commission
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed State Representative Paul Workman to the Southwestern States Water Commission for a term set to expire on February 1, 2021. The Commission works with neighboring states identifying and developing sources and methods of...
Governor Abbott Appoints Sudderth As Chief Justice Of Second Court Of Appeals
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Bonnie Sudderth as Chief Justice of the Second Court of Appeals for a term set to expire December 31, 2018, or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Bonnie Sudderth of Fort Worth has served on the Second...
Governor Abbott Appoints Cummings To Cancer Prevention And Research Institute Of Texas Oversight Committee
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed David Cummings, M.D. to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee for a term set to expire on January 31, 2023. The committee is the governing body of the Cancer Prevention and Research...