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Pool Report #4: Governor Abbott’s Business Development Mission To Cuba
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott assured Cuban officials Tuesday that he wanted close economic ties between Texas and Cuba whether or not the U.S. embargo is lifted, but with an eye toward getting a jump start on an even more mutually profitable relationship if and when that day comes.
Governor Abbott Appoints Two To Texas Military Preparedness Commission
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Carol Ann Bonds and Darrell Coleman to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for terms set to expire February 1, 2019.
Press Pool Report #3: Governor Abbott’s Business Development Mission To Cuba
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said afterward that maybe it is the lawyer in him, but at the end of a narrated slideshow about all the benefits of foreign investment in Cuba’s showpiece Mariel Special Development Zone, he cut to the chase.
Press Pool Report #2: Governor Abbott’s Business Development Mission To Cuba
Gov. Greg Abbott’s trade delegation to Cuba had dinner Monday night at La Fontana Paladar.
Press Pool Report #1: Governor Abbott’s Business Development Mission To Cuba
Gov. Greg Abbott landed in Havana Monday afternoon leading a business development mission of two-dozen Texans looking to reintroduce Texas agricultural products to a growing Cuban market and plant the Lone Star flag on an island that for the first time in more than half a century has formal diplomatic relations with the United States.
Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Three To State Pension Review Board
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Josh McGee of Houston, Stephanie Leibe of Austin and Ernest Richards of Irving to the State Pension Review Board for terms set to expire January 31, 2021.
Election Proclamation Announcing The Results Of The Recent Constitutional Amendment Referenda Electi
Governor Greg Abbott issued the following election proclamation announcing the results of the recent constitutional amendment referenda election.
Presidential Disaster Declaration Granted For Texas Counties
The President this morning granted the request for Individual Assistance for 15 counties that will aid Texans as they continue to recover and rebuild.