Governor's Press Releases

• Tuesday, November 04, 2014 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Recommends Guidelines for Health Care Workers Returning from Ebola-Endemic Areas
  Gov. Rick Perry today announced the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response has recommended guidelines for the monitoring of health care workers and others returning to Texas from Ebola-endemic areas in West Africa. The governor has directed Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner Dr. David Lakey to begin implementing these recommendations.
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• Friday, October 31, 2014 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry Grants Pardons to Four Individuals
  Gov. Rick Perry today granted full pardons to four individuals after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended such action.
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• Wednesday, October 29, 2014 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Statement by Gov. Perry on Recent Comments Made About Prime Minister Netanyahu by a Senior White House Official
  "I'm hopeful the President of the United States shares the complete and total disbelief many of us felt that a senior official working in the West Wing of the White House would use profanity to describe the leader of our greatest ally in the Middle East. The President should demand to know who said this and ask for their resignation as there is absolutely no excuse for such language coming out of the White House. If the President receives no answer as to who said this he should consider making wholesale changes to his staff in order to guard our vital interests and for the sake of maintaining an important relationship with a key ally."
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• Wednesday, October 29, 2014 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry Welcomes Health Care Hero Back Home to Texas
  Early this morning, a nurse who has been working with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone returned home to Texas. While she currently shows no signs of the disease, her job in West Africa places her at "some" risk by CDC protocols. Upon her arrival at Austin-Bergstrom Airport, she was met by Dr. David Lakey, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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• Tuesday, October 28, 2014 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry Announces TEF Investment Bringing More Than 200 Jobs to Seguin
  Gov. Rick Perry today announced the state is investing $800,000 from the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) in Siro Group USA to close the deal on a manufacturing facility in Seguin that will create more than 200 jobs and pump $58.5 million in capital investment into the local economy.
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• Monday, October 27, 2014 • Plano, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry Welcomes Toyota Headquarters to North Texas
  Gov. Rick Perry today welcomed Toyota's new North American headquarters to Plano. Once completed, the facility will bring nearly 4,000 jobs and more than $300 million in capital investment to North Texas.
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• Friday, October 24, 2014 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Statement by Gov. Perry on Nina Pham Being Declared Ebola-Free
  "News that Ms. Pham is free of the Ebola virus is certainly reason to celebrate and I ask all Texans to join me in wishing her a full and speedy recovery. We thank her for her heroism and selflessness in the battle against Ebola. Rest assured, Texas will not let our guard down in doing everything necessary to protect our state and our citizens from this dangerous disease."
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• Thursday, October 23, 2014 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Holds First Public Hearing on Medical, Public Health Preparedness
  The Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, under the direction of Dr. Brett P. Giroir, today held its first public hearing at the State Capitol. The hearing focused on preparedness for initial identification and isolation of patients - one of seven areas of concentration for the Task Force - and included invited testimony from witnesses representing professions and institutions involved in disease identification and response.
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• Wednesday, October 22, 2014 • College Station, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry Tours Advanced Manufacturing Facility with Capability to Rapidly Produce Life-Saving Drugs
  Gov. Rick Perry today toured the Texas A&M National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing, one of the pioneering vaccine and therapeutic manufacturing facilities that comprise the Texas A&M Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM).
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• Tuesday, October 21, 2014 • Dallas, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry Announces North Texas Ebola Treatment and Infectious Disease Bio Containment Facility
  Gov. Rick Perry today announced the creation of a state-of-the-art Ebola treatment and infectious disease bio containment facility in North Texas. Creation of such facilities was among the first recommendations made by the governor's recently named Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response in order to better protect health care workers and the public from the spread of pandemic diseases.
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• Monday, October 20, 2014 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Statement by Gov. Perry on 43 Texans Removed from Active Monitoring for Ebola
  "With guarded optimism we welcome the news that 43 Texans have been removed from active monitoring for Ebola. Continuous vigilance in confronting this threat and the cooperation of those affected is what has brought us to this point, and we look forward to the day when the remaining individuals can also be removed from active monitoring."
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• Friday, October 17, 2014 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry Calls for Travel Ban from Ebola Outbreak Countries
  Gov. Rick Perry today announced the first recommendations issued by the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response. Gov. Perry created the task force, headed by Dr. Brett P. Giroir, earlier this month to assess the state's readiness and ability to respond to Ebola and other infectious diseases.
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• Wednesday, October 15, 2014 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Statement by Gov. Perry on Second Dallas Hospital Worker Diagnosed with Ebola
  "This is the first time that our nation has had to deal with a threat such as this. Everyone working on this challenge - from the medical professionals at the bedside to the public health officials addressing containment of the infection - is working to end the threat posed by this disease. These individuals are keeping the health and safety of Texans and the needs of the patients as their most critical tasks. Every relevant agency at the local, state and national levels is working to support these individuals."
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