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2015
October
Oct 31
Governor Abbott, First Lady Cecilia Abbott Visit Dell Children’s Medical Center On Halloween
Oct 30
Governor Abbott Appoints Two To Texas Farm And Ranch Lands Conservation Council
Oct 30
ICYMI: Governor Abbott On Fox News’ “Your World” With Neil Cavuto
Oct 30
Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Death Of DPS Officer In Mills County
Oct 30
What They Are Saying About Governor Abbott’s Letter To Dallas Co. Sheriff
Oct 29
Governor Abbott Appoints Ulmer To Texas Private Security Board
Oct 29
ICYMI: Governor Abbott Discusses Plan To End Sanctuary Cities In Texas On The Kelly File
Oct 27
ICYMI: Governor Abbott Discusses Ending Sanctuary Cities On The Blaze
Oct 27
Governor Abbott Appoints Eskridge To Timothy Cole Exoneration Review Commission
Oct 27
Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Thompson And Busby To Commission To Study And Review Certai
Oct 26
ICYMI: Governor Abbott Discusses Call To End Sanctuary Cities On The Sean Hannity Show
Oct 26
Governor Abbott Issues Letter On Dallas County Sheriff’s Refusal To Honor Federal Immigration Detain
Oct 23
Governor Abbott Activates State Operations Center For Severe Weather
Oct 23
Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Texas Lawsuit Against EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Oct 21
Governor Abbott Appoints Manning And Moore To Texas Public Finance Authority
Oct 21
Governor Abbott Names Jenkins Chair Of Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Oct 20
First Lady Cecilia Abbott Welcomes Ennis, Rosenberg As Newest Texas Main Street Communities
Oct 20
Office Of The Governor’s Committee On People With Disabilities Announces 2015 Lex Frieden Employment
Oct 20
Governor Abbott Appoints De Coss Judge Of 445th Judicial District Court
Oct 20
Governor Abbott Appoints Smith To Texas Crime Stoppers Council
Oct 20
ICYMI: Governor Abbott Discusses Ending Medicaid Funding To Planned Parenthood In Texas
Oct 19
First Lady Cecilia Abbott Participates In Read Across the Globe Effort To Set New Guinness World Rec
Oct 19
Governor Abbott Appoints Medary Presiding Judge Of Fifth Administrative Judicial Region
Oct 19
Texas Eliminates Taxpayer Funding To Planned Parenthood Providers
Oct 16
Governor Abbott Releases Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan 2015-2020
Oct 16
Governor Abbott Sends Letter To BLM Director Over Federal Land Grab
Oct 15
Governor Abbott Declares State Of Disaster In Bastrop County
Oct 15
Governor Of The State Of Texas Declares Disaster In Bastrop County
Oct 14
First Lady Cecilia Abbott Addresses 18th Annual State Of Texas Breast Cancer Awareness Day Rally
Oct 12
Governor Abbott Sends Letter To AG Paxton Offering Support To Childress Police Department
Oct 12
Governor Abbott Appoints Clemmer Judge Of 450th Judicial District Court
Oct 10
Texas Prevails In Red River Showdown With Oklahoma
Oct 8
Governor Abbott Attends Press Conference Announcing Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Vet
Oct 8
Governor Abbott Bets On UT In BBQ Battle With Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
Oct 8
Governor Abbott Orders Capitol Flags To Be Flown Half-Staff In Honor Of Fallen Dyess Air Force Base
Oct 6
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas State Board Of Pharmacy
Oct 6
Governor Abbott Delivers Remarks At UTRGV Hispanic Engineering, Science And Technology Student Leade
Oct 2
Governor Abbott Announces $133 Million In Local Criminal Justice And Victim Services Grants
Oct 2
Governor Abbott Hosts Reception Honoring 2015 National Teacher Of The Year Shanna Peeples
Oct 2
Governor Abbott Statement On Death Of Four Dyess Airmen In Afghanistan
Oct 1
First Lady Cecilia Abbott Addresses United Way Of Williamson County Community Impact Summit On Educa
Oct 1
Governor Abbott Proclaims October 2015 to be Breast Cancer Awareness Month