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Wednesday, November 02, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseFirst Lady Cecilia Abbott Addresses DFPS Faith Leader Summit, Issues Call To Service To Help Texas Children And Families
First Lady Cecilia Abbott addressed attendees this morning at the 2016 Texas Faith Leader Summit, hosted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). -
Tuesday, November 01, 2016 Austin, Texas AppointmentGovernor Abbott Appoints Four To The Texas State Board Of Social Worker Examiners
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Martha Mosier to the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners for a term set to expire February 1, 2017 and appointed Brian Brumley, Beverly Loss and Benny Morris for terms set to expire on February 1, 2021. -
Monday, October 31, 2016 Austin, Texas AppointmentGovernor Abbott Appoints Burdette To Texas Historical Commission
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Monica Burdette to the Texas Historical Commission for a term set to expire on February 1, 2021. -
Friday, October 28, 2016 Austin, Texas AppointmentGovernor Abbott Names Presiding Officer And Appoints Four To Commission On Jail Standards
Governor Greg Abbott names Presiding Officer and appoints four to Commission on Jail Standards. -
Thursday, October 27, 2016 Austin, Texas AppointmentGovernor Abbott Reappoints Gipson To Sabine River Compact Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jerry Gipson to the Sabine River Compact Commission for a term set to expire on July 12, 2022. -
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Austin, Texas AppointmentGovernor Abbott Appoints Rector To Upper Guadalupe River Authority
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed William R. “Bill” Rector to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority for a term set to expire on February 1, 2017. -
Monday, October 24, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott Announces Jacobs Engineering Group Global Headquarters Relocation To Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Jacobs Engineering Group will be relocating its headquarters from Pasadena, California to Dallas, Texas. -
Friday, October 21, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott, First Lady Cecilia Abbott Honor 2016 Texas Women’s Hall Of Fame Inductees
Governor Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott today inducted five new honorees into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame at Texas Woman’s University. -
Thursday, October 20, 2016 Austin, Texas AppointmentGovernor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Two To Department Of Information Resources
Governor Greg Abbott appoints chair and two other to Department of Information Resources (DIR). -
Friday, October 14, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott Announces New OKI Data Americas Office In Irving
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that OKI Data Americas will establish a new office in Irving, Texas to support the company’s North American operations. -
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Patrick And Speaker Straus Direct DFPS To Take Immediate Action To Protect Texas Children
Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus today sent a letter to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Commissioner Hank Whitman. -
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseFirst Lady Cecilia Abbott And Governor Greg Abbott Honor Winners Of The 2016 Governor's Volunteer Award
First Lady Cecilia Abbott, Honorary Chair of the 2016 Governor’s Volunteer Awards, and Governor Greg Abbott hosted a reception at the Governor’s Mansion honoring the eleven winners of the 2016 Governor’s Volunteer Awards. -
Friday, October 07, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseOffice Of The Governor's Committee On People With Disabilities Announces 2016 Lex Frieden Employment Award Winners
The Office of the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities today announced the winners of the 2016 Lex Frieden Employment Awards. -
Thursday, October 06, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseTexas Deploys Disaster Relief Resources For Areas Impacted By Hurricane Matthew
At the request of the State of Florida and through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), the State of Texas today approved sending resources for disaster relief in preparation for Hurricane Matthew. -
Thursday, October 06, 2016 Austin, Texas AppointmentGovernor Abbott Appoints Two To Texas Ethics Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Chad Craycraft and Katie Kennedy to the Texas Ethics Commission for terms set to expire November 19, 2019. -
Tuesday, October 04, 2016 Austin, Texas ProclamationGovernor Abbott Proclaims October 4, 2016 to be National Night Out
Strong, safe neighborhoods are created by community pride, communication between neighbors and an active partnership with law enforcement. -
Tuesday, October 04, 2016 Austin, Texas ProclamationGovernor Abbott Proclaims October 2016 to be Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and second most common cause of cancer-related death among Texas women. -
Monday, September 26, 2016 Ausitn, Texas ProclamationDisaster Declaration Issued For Atascosa and Wilson Counties
Governor Greg Abbott declares declaration for Atascosa and Wilson counties. -
Monday, September 26, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott Statement On Shooting At Houston Strip Mall
Governor Greg Abbott today issued the following statement on the shooting at a Houston strip mall this morning. -
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott Statement On Texas’ Intention To Withdraw From Refugee Resettlement Program
The State of Texas today sent a letter to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) giving official notice of its intention to withdraw from the federal refugee resettlement program should ORR not unconditionally approve Texas’ state plan by September 30th. -
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseFirst Lady Cecilia Abbott And OneStar Foundation Announce 2016 Governor's Volunteer Awards Recipients
First Lady Cecilia Abbott, Honorary Chair of the 2016 Governor’s Volunteer Awards, and the OneStar Foundation today announced the recipients of this year’s Governor’s Volunteer Awards. -
Monday, September 19, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott Attends Texas Education And Workforce Summit
Governor Greg Abbott today attended and delivered remarks at the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative’s inaugural Education and Workforce Summit in Austin. -
Thursday, September 15, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseFirst Lady Cecilia Abbott Promotes Texanthropy At Lubbock Service And Leadership Symposium
First Lady Cecilia Abbott traveled to Lubbock today to participate in the Lubbock Service and Leadership Symposium, the third and final summit of the 2016 Texas Nonprofit Summit Series. -
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott Announces Sabre Global Headquarters Expansion In Westlake
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Sabre GLBL Inc. will be expanding its headquarters at the Solana development in Westlake, Texas. -
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott Welcomes Defense Innovation Unit Experimental To Austin
Governor Greg Abbott today welcomed the U.S. Department of Defense’s new Austin outpost of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx). -
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Austin, Texas AppointmentGovernor Abbott Appoints Three To Judicial Compensation Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Alejandro “Alex” Cestero and Scott Salmans and reappointed Bill Strawn to the Judicial Compensation Commission for terms set to expire February 1, 2021. -
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseWEB VIDEO: Honoring The Star Of Texas Award Recipients
The Office of Governor Greg Abbott today released a video honoring recipients of the 2016 Star of Texas Awards, presented to first responders, peace officers and firefighters who have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. -
Monday, September 12, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott Presents 2016 Star Of Texas Awards
Governor Greg Abbott today presented the Star of Texas Awards to first responders, peace officers and firefighters who have demonstrated remarkable courage and heroism in serving and protecting their communities throughout the state. -
Friday, September 09, 2016 Austin, Texas Press ReleaseGovernor Abbott Attends Launch Of Texas A&M Transportation Institute Freight Shuttle System
Governor Greg Abbott today attended the launch of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Freight Shuttle System (FSS). -
Friday, September 02, 2016 Austin, Texas AppointmentGovernor Abbott Appoints Rangel To Texas Real Estate Broker Lawyer Committee
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Freddie “Fred” Rangel to the Texas Real Estate Broker Lawyer Committee for a term set to expire August 31, 2021.
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First Lady Cecilia Abbott And Governor Greg Abbott Honor Winners Of The 2016 Governor’s Volunteer Aw
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First Lady Cecilia Abbott And Governor Greg Abbott Honor Winners Of The 2016 Governor’s Volunteer Aw