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2020

April

Apr 30

Governor Abbott Announces New TWC Guidance For Unemployment Claimants

Apr 29

Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For Six Texas Counties Following Severe Weather

Apr 29

Governor Abbott, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Announce Free Online Training For Child Care Providers During COVID-19 Response

Apr 29

Governor Abbott Temporarily Allows For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference For Real-Estate Instruments

Apr 28

Governor Abbott Appeals FEMA Denial Of Major Disaster Declaration For North Texas Tornadoes

Apr 28

Governor Abbott Prepares State Resources As Severe Weather Threatens Parts Of Texas

Apr 28

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Relating To Expanding Travel Without Restrictions

Apr 28

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Relating To Hospital Capacity

Apr 28

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Relating To The Expanded Reopening Of Services

Apr 27

Governor Abbott Announces Phase One To Open Texas, Establishes Statewide Minimum Standard Health Protocols

Apr 27

Governor Greg Abbott Appoints Seven To Housing And Health Services Coordination Council

Apr 24

Governor Abbott, TDEM, DSHS Announce Statewide COVID-19 Test Collection Online Map

Apr 24

Governor Abbott, TDHCA Secure Financial Housing Assistance

Apr 23

Governor Abbott, Chancellor Sharp, Chief Kidd Announce COVID-19 Federal Assistance Training For Local Leaders

Apr 23

Governor Abbott, Judge Sydney Murphy Provide Update On Polk County Recovery Efforts

Apr 23

Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce $54 Million To Support Older Texans During COVID-19 Pandemic

Apr 22

Governor Abbott Statement On Major Tornado Damage In Polk County

Apr 22

Governor Abbott Waives Certain Restrictions On Financial Assistance From Texas College Work-Study Program

Apr 22

Governor Abbott Temporarily Waives Certain Testing Requirements For Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Apr 22

Governor Abbott Prepares State Resources As Severe Weather Threatens Parts Of Texas

Apr 21

Governor Abbott Provides Update On Job Openings In Texas, Resources For Texans Seeking Employment

Apr 20

Governor Abbott, Texas National Guard Announce COVID-19 Mobile Testing Sites

Apr 20

Governor Abbott Appoints Three To The Finance Commission Of Texas

Apr 20

Governor Abbott Appoints Pattillo To 216th Judicial District Court

Apr 20

Governor Abbott Appoints Herod To Texas Medical Board

Apr 20

Governor Greg Abbott Appointed Smith To Texas State Board Of Public Accountancy

Apr 20

Governor Greg Abbott Appointed Smith To Texas State Board Of Public Accountancy

Apr 18

Governor Abbott Statement On San Marcos Police Shooting

Apr 17

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order To Establish The Open Texas Strike Force

Apr 17

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order To Safely And Strategically Reopen Select Services And Activities In Texas

Apr 17

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order To Loosen Restrictions On Surgeries

Apr 17

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Establishing Strike Force To Open Texas

Apr 16

Governor Abbott Launches Small Business Webinar Series

Apr 15

Governor Abbott, Harris County Judge Hidalgo Joint Statement On New Walgreens Testing Sites

Apr 15

Governor Abbott Announces $38 Million In Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding For Local Governments

Apr 15

Governor Greg Abbott Announces Star Of Texas Nominations

Apr 13

Governor Abbott, Goldman Sachs, LiftFund Announce $50 Million in Loans For Texas Small Businesses

Apr 13

Governor Abbott Appoints Fourteen To Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council

Apr 13

Governor Abbott Appoints Dillard To Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists

Apr 13

Governor Abbott Reappoints Hill And Lovell To Board Of Pilot Commissioners For Galveston County Ports

Apr 13

Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Angelina And Neches River Authority Board Of Directors

Apr 13

Governor Abbott Appoints 12 To Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities

Apr 12

Governor Abbott Extends Disaster Declaration For COVID-19

Apr 12

Governor Abbott Extended The Disaster Declaration In April 2020 For Texas Counties Affected By Hurricane Harvey

Apr 12

Governor Abbott Extends Disaster Declaration For COVID-19

Apr 11

Texas Governor’s Mansion Lit Blue In Honor Of Frontline Health Care Workers In Texas

Apr 11

Governor Abbott Prepares State Resources As Severe Weather Threatens The State of Texas

Apr 11

Governor Abbott Eases Regulations On Physicians-In-Training To Increase Health Care Capacity In Texas

Apr 11

Governor Abbott Eases Regulations On Physicians-In-Training To Increase Health Care Capacity In Texas

Apr 10

Governor Abbott Provides Update On COVID-19 In Texas, Announces Frontline Child Care Website For Essential Workers

Apr 9

Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Emergency Rule to Increase Supply of Direct Care Providers in Nursing Facilities

Apr 9

Governor Abbott Waives Regulations, Expands Telehealth Options

Apr 8

Governor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference

Apr 8

Governor Abbott Announces Emergency Waiver Of Federal Match Requirement For Victims Services Grant Recipients

Apr 8

Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation To Allow City of Sundown To Order Its Special Election To Occur July 14, 2020

Apr 8

Governor Abbott, HHS Announce Federal Approval Of Emergency SNAP Benefits

Apr 8

Governor Abbott Announces Texas Military Department, Prestige Ameritech Partnership To Increase Mask Production

Apr 7

Governor Abbott Prepares State Resources As Severe Weather Approaches Texas

Apr 7

Governor Abbott Waives Certain Pharmacy Regulations To Increase Workforce Capabilities

Apr 7

Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Emergency Rule To Allow Off-Site Outpatient ESRD Facilities

Apr 7

Governor Abbott Announces Temporary Closure Of State Parks And Historic Sites

Apr 6

Proclamation Regarding Crowley Crime Control and Prevention District

Apr 6

Governor Abbott Announces Incoming Shipments Of PPE, Provides Update On Distribution In Texas

Apr 6

Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Long To Finance Commission of Texas

Apr 6

Governor Abbott Appoints McClinton Stoglin To Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

Apr 6

Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Four To Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee

Apr 6

Governor Abbott Announces Care.com Initiative To Increase In-Home Child Care Access For Frontline Workers

Apr 5

Governor Abbott Waives Certain Regulations To Expand Health Care Workforce During COVID-19 Response

Apr 4

Governor Abbott Holds Call With Anthony Fauci, MD, Of White House Coronavirus Task Force

Apr 3

Governor Abbott Provides Update on State’s Robust Hospital Capacity

Apr 2

Governor Abbott Proclamation Regarding Fort Worth Crime CPD Elections

Apr 2

Governor Abbott Suspends Regulations To Increase EMS, First Responder Workforce

Apr 1

Governor Abbott Releases Video Message To Texans As Latest Executive Order Goes Into Effect

Apr 1

Governor Abbott, TDHCA Take Initial Action To Secure Financial Housing Assistance

Apr 1

Governor Abbott Announces Federal Stimulus Package To Help Texans Affected By COVID-19

Apr 1

Abbott Names Hays Chair Of Commission on State Emergency Communications

Apr 1

Governor Abbott Appoints Cassels As District Attorney Of 159th Judicial District

Apr 1

Governor Abbott Announces $14.1 Million In Grants To Texas Military Communities