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2025
March
Mar 31
Governor Abbott Announces Joint FEMA Preliminary Damage Assessments For South Texas Flood Damage
Mar 31
Governor Abbott Announces Buda Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Mar 31
Governor Abbott Appoints Polk To Texas Farm And Ranch Lands Conservation Council
Mar 31
Texas Economy Grows Faster Than Nation In 4th Quarter Of 2024
Mar 31
Governor Abbott Directs Texas Rangers To Open Criminal Investigation Into East Plano Islamic Center
Mar 29
Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For South Texas Flooding
Mar 29
Governor Abbott Issues Severe Storm And Flooding Disaster Declaration In March 2025
Mar 28
Governor Abbott Reappoints Miears To Commercial Oyster Mariculture Advisory Board
Mar 28
Governor Abbott Reappoints Three To University Of Texas System Board Of Regents
Mar 28
Governor Abbott Reappoints Three To Texas Military Preparedness Commission
Mar 28
Governor Abbott Announces Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund Grant To DSM
Mar 28
Governor Abbott Announces Investigation Into Unlawful Discrimination By East Plano Islamic Center
Mar 28
Operation Lone Star Fights Back Against Mexican Drug Cartels
Mar 28
Texas Breaks Record For Total Jobs, Working Texans, Size Of Labor Force
Mar 27
Governor Abbott Announces Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop In Garland
Mar 27
Governor Abbott Reappoints Meade, Vaughn To Texas Transportation Commission
Mar 27
Governor Abbott Appoints Aliseda To OneStar National Service Commission
Mar 27
Governor Abbott Announces Texas State Securities Board Investigation Into East Plano Islamic Center
Mar 26
Governor Abbott Reappoints Scott To Gulf Coast Authority Board Of Directors
Mar 26
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee
Mar 26
Governor Abbott Congratulates Brownwood As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Mar 26
Governor Abbott Activates State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Severe Storms, Flash Flood Threat
Mar 26
Governor Abbott Launches NARCAN Locator Map As Part Of “One Pill Kills” Campaign
Mar 26
Governor Abbott Announces Action Taken Against East Plano Islamic Center
Mar 25
Governor Abbott, Governor Ducey Boost School Choice Support In Texas
Mar 24
Governor Abbott Congratulates Stephenville As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Mar 23
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Proclamation In March 2025
Mar 23
Governor Abbott Amends, Renews Drought Disaster Proclamation In March 2025
Mar 21
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas Tech University System Board Of Regents
Mar 20
Governor Abbott Announces Federal Assistance For Pauline Road Fire
Mar 20
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For Sweetwater
Mar 20
First Lady Abbott, OneStar Foundation Announce 41st Annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards Recipients
Mar 20
Governor Abbott Appoints Robinson As Austin County Criminal District Attorney
Mar 20
Governor Abbott Announces $239 Million In Construction Grants For Mental Health Care In Rural Texas
Mar 19
Governor Abbott Announces SBA Assistance For Welder Fire, North Texas Severe Storms
Mar 19
Governor’s Commission For Women Accepting 2025 Texas Women’s Hall Of Fame Nominations
Mar 19
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Uvalde
Mar 19
Governor Abbott Announces Federal Assistance For Double S Fire
Mar 18
Governor Abbott Showcases Special Education School Choice Opportunities In Plano
Mar 18
Governor Abbott Touts Texas Economic Success At Nasdaq Luncheon In Dallas
Mar 18
Governor Abbott Requests SBA Disaster Declaration For Welder Fire
Mar 18
Governor Abbott Announces Film & Digital Media Friendly Texas Workshop
Mar 18
Governor Abbott Reappoints Keeney To Board Of Pilot Commissioners For Harris County Ports
Mar 17
Governor Abbott Requests SBA Disaster Declaration For North Texas Severe Weather
Mar 17
Governor Abbott Appoints Five To OneStar National Service Commission
Mar 17
Governor Abbott Congratulates Freeport As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Mar 17
Governor Abbott Congratulates Freeport As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Mar 17
Governor Abbott Congratulates Freeport As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Mar 17
Texas Adds More New Jobs Than Any Other State In Last Year
Mar 17
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To OneStar Foundation
Mar 17
Thanks To President Trump’s Border Crackdown, Texas Can Now Close A Jail Booking Facility In Jim Hogg County
Mar 16
Governor Abbott Announces Federal Assistance For Rest Area, Crabapple Wildfires
Mar 14
Governor Abbott Names Chair, Appoints Five To Texas State Board Of Public Accountancy
Mar 14
Operation Lone Star Seizes Over Six Million Dollars’ Worth Of Cocaine
Mar 14
Texas Surpasses Jobs Records, Leads Nation In Business Expansion
Mar 13
Governor Abbott Activates Additional State Emergency Response Resources For Extremely Critical Wildfire Danger
Mar 13
Governor Abbott Highlights School Choice Support At Texas Pastors’ Policy Conference
Mar 13
Governor Abbott Directs TEA To Investigate Social Transitioning Incident
Mar 13
Governor Abbott Reappoints Six To Texas School Safety Center Board
Mar 13
Governor Abbott Appoints Harris To 62nd Judicial District Court
Mar 12
Governor Abbott Appoints Rolen, Spencer To Sulphur River Basin Authority Board Of Directors
Mar 12
Governor Abbott Announces Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund Grant To SpaceX
Mar 12
Governor Abbott Reappoints Barkley As Chief Executive And Public Counsel Of The Office Of Public Utility Counsel
Mar 11
Governor Abbott Calls On Texans To Voice Support For School Choice At Parent Empowerment Day In Austin
Mar 11
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Family and Protective Services Council
Mar 11
Governor Abbott Hosts Taoiseach Of Ireland Martin At Governor’s Mansion
Mar 10
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas Optometry Board
Mar 10
Governor Abbott Announces Schneider Electric Expansion In El Paso
Mar 7
Governor Abbott Congratulates Three Brazosport Communities On Becoming Tourism Friendly Texas Certified
Mar 7
Texas Hosts Vice President Vance, Federal Officials In Eagle Pass
Mar 7
Governor Abbott Activates State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Winter Weather Threat
Mar 7
Governor Abbott Announces Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund Grant To KoMiCo
Mar 7
Governor Abbott Highlights School Choice Momentum In Fort Worth
Mar 6
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For Terrell
Mar 6
Texas Wins 2024 Governor’s Cup For Unprecedented 13th Year In A Row
Mar 6
Governor Abbott Reappoints Winter As Inspector General For Health And Human Services
Mar 6
Governor Abbott Appoints Frost To Employees Retirement System Of Texas Board Of Trustees
Mar 5
Governor Abbott Joins Vice President Vance In Border Security Roundtable In Eagle Pass
Mar 5
Governor Abbott Appoints Liu To 250th Judicial District Court
Mar 5
Governor Abbott Appoints Ehrig, Storm To Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Board Of Directors
Mar 5
Governor Abbott Announces Federal Assistance For Texas Wildfires
Mar 5
Governor Abbott Statement On Passing Of Congressman Sylvester Turner
Mar 4
Governor Abbott Statement On President Trump’s Joint Address Of Congress
Mar 4
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas State Board Of Acupuncture Examiners
Mar 4
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Upper Guadalupe River Authority Board
Mar 4
Governor Abbott Announces Kilgore Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Mar 4
Governor Abbott Increases Readiness Level Of State Operations Center Ahead Of Wildfire, Severe Weather Threats
Mar 4
Governor Abbott Amends, Renews Wildfire Disaster Proclamation In March 2025
Mar 4
Governor Abbott Releases 5-Year Economic Development Strategic Plan
Mar 3
Governor Abbott Names Chair, Appoints Seven To Governor’s Committee On People With Disabilities
Mar 3
Governor Abbott Appoints Six To Texas Council For Developmental Disabilities
Mar 3
Governor Abbott Releases Plan To Cut Red Tape For Small Businesses
Mar 3
Governor Abbott Directs Additional State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Extremely Critical Wildfire, Severe Weather Threats
Mar 3
Governor Abbott Reappoints Negherbon, Rigney To Business Advisory Council To The Texas Division Of Emergency Management
Mar 3
Governor Abbott Proclaims March 2025 As Women Veterans Month In Texas