News

Oct 21

Operation Lone Star Combats Growing National Fentanyl Crisis

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry.

Press Release

Oct 21

Texas Again Leads The Nation For Jobs Added

Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the September jobs surge in Texas following releases from the Texas Workforce Commission and the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing Texas led the nation in jobs added over the last 12 months and broke the state’s all-time record for total jobs for the eleventh consecutive month.

Press Release

Oct 19

Governor Abbott, TxDOT Break Ground On Loop 1604 North Expansion

Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J. Bruce Bugg, Jr. today celebrated the groundbreaking for Segment 2 of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Loop 1604 North Expansion project in San Antonio.

Press Release

Oct 19

Governor Abbott Announces Over $410,000 Career Training Grants To Brazosport College, Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD

Governor Greg Abbott today announced two Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $410,000 from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to Brazosport College and Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District (CISD).

Press Release

Oct 19

Governor Abbott Renews Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In October 2022

Governor Abbott Renews Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In October 2022

Proclamation

Oct 19

Governor Abbott Renews COVID-19 Disaster Proclamation In October 2022

Governor Abbott Renews COVID-19 Disaster Proclamation In October 2022

Proclamation

Oct 19

Governor Abbott Appoints Robbins As 1st Judicial District Attorney

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Paul A. Robbins as District Attorney of the 1st Judicial District in Sabine and San Augustine Counties for a term set to expire December 31, 2024 or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified.

Appointment

Oct 18

Governor Abbott Highlights Statewide “One Pill Kills” Campaign In Waco

Governor Greg Abbott today highlighted the State of Texas' comprehensive efforts to combat President Biden’s growing national fentanyl crisis at a press conference following a roundtable discussion with state and local law enforcement in Waco.

Press Release