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...
Governor Abbott Appoints Draksharam And McGill To State Commission On Judicial Conduct
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Sujeeth Draksharam and Darrick McGill to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for terms set to expire November 19, 2021. The commission regulates the conduct of the state judiciary, including the power to recommend for...
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To State Board Of Veterinary Medical Examiners
AUSTIN – Governor Abbott has appointed Michael White, D.V.M. to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for a term to expire August 26, 2019. He also appointed Samantha Mixon, D.V.M., Randall Skaggs, D.V.M., and Carlos Chacon for terms set to expire August 26,...
Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Five To Texas State Board Of Public Accountancy
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Manuel Cavazos, IV, James Ingram, IV, Lisa A. Friel, Jamie D. Grant, and Debra Sharp to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for terms set to expire on January 31, 2023. Additionally, the Governor named Cavazos as...
Governor Abbott Meets With President Of Toyota Motor Corporation
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today hosted the President of Toyota Motor Corporation(TMC), Akio Toyoda, at the Governor’s mansion in Austin. The Governor and Mr. Toyoda discussed the successful partnership between Toyota and the State of Texas, in addition to...
Commission To Rebuild Texas Update: Issue 3
AUSTIN - The worst of storms has brought out the best of humanity. The outpouring of support from individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations for Texans devastated by Hurricane Harvey has been overwhelming. Neighbors are helping neighbors, and strangers are...
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas Crime Stoppers Council
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lauren Day for a term set to expire on September 1, 2020, and Perry Gilmore, Ph.D. and Carol Hernandez for terms set to expire September 1, 2021 to the Texas Crime Stoppers Council. The Council advises the Governor on crime...