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• Wednesday, November 02, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  First 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).
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• Tuesday, November 01, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Appointment
  Governor 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.
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• Monday, October 31, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Appointment
  Governor 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.
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• Friday, October 28, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Appointment
  Governor 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.
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• Thursday, October 27, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Appointment
  Governor 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.
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• Wednesday, October 26, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Appointment
  Governor 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.
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• Monday, October 24, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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.
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• Friday, October 21, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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.
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• Thursday, October 20, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Appointment
  Governor 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).
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• Friday, October 14, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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.
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• Wednesday, October 12, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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.
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• Tuesday, October 11, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  First 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.
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• Friday, October 07, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Office 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.
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• Thursday, October 06, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Texas 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.
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• Thursday, October 06, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Appointment
  Governor 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.
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• Tuesday, October 04, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Proclamation
  Governor 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.
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• Tuesday, October 04, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Proclamation
  Governor 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.
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• Monday, September 26, 2016 • Ausitn, Texas • Proclamation
  Disaster Declaration Issued For Atascosa and Wilson Counties
  Governor Greg Abbott declares declaration for Atascosa and Wilson counties.
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• Monday, September 26, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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.
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• Wednesday, September 21, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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.
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• Tuesday, September 20, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  First 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.
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• Monday, September 19, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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.
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• Thursday, September 15, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  First 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.
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• Wednesday, September 14, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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.
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• Wednesday, September 14, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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).
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• Tuesday, September 13, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Appointment
  Governor 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.
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• Tuesday, September 13, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  WEB 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.
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• Monday, September 12, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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.
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• Friday, September 09, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Governor 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).
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• Friday, September 02, 2016 • Austin, Texas • Appointment
  Governor 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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