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Governor Abbott Announces Additional Disaster Assistance Approved In Presidential Disaster Declaration For Severe Storms, Flooding
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that President Joe Biden amended the Presidential Disaster Declaration for Texas counties impacted by severe weather and flooding that began on April 26.
Governor Abbott Appoints Eight To Radiation Advisory Board
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Joe Markham to the Radiation Advisory Board for a term set to expire on April 16, 2025.
Governor Abbott Announces Over $215,000 Career Training Grant To Kilgore College
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant totaling more than $215,000 has been awarded to Kilgore College by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
Governor Abbott Names Chair, Appoints Six To Texas Council For Developmental Disabilities
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lisa Marenco, Roni Jo Frazier, Shana Halvorsen, and Beatrice Degree and reappointed Robert Schier, III to the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD) for terms set to expire on February 1, 2029.
Governor Abbott Names Shuford Chair Of Task Force On Infectious Disease Preparedness And Response
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Commissioner Jennifer Shuford, M.D., and named her chair of the Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response for a term at the pleasure of the Governor.
Governor Abbott Adds Counties To Disaster Declaration For Severe Storms
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has added Calhoun, Delta, Jones, and Lamar counties to the state’s disaster declaration for counties impacted by severe storms and flooding that began on April 26.
Governor Abbott Announces $17 Million Grant For Rural Hospitals
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is awarding $17 million in grant funding to eligible hospitals to continue improving healthcare services for rural communities.
Governor Abbott Announces SNAP, WIC Replacement Benefits For Counties Impacted By Recent Severe Weather
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received federal approval allowing recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed in last week’s storms.