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2025
June
Jun 30
Governor Abbott Announces Joint SBA Preliminary Damage Assessments For Fort Worth Apartment Fire
Jun 30
Governor Abbott Launches New Tri-Agency Website To Bolster Education-To-Workforce Pipeline
Jun 30
Governor Abbott Launches New Tri-Agency Website To Bolster Education-To-Workforce Pipeline
Jun 30
Governor Abbott Congratulates Fort Worth As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Jun 27
Governor Abbott Sets Special Election For Texas Senate District 9
Jun 27
Governor Abbott Announces Federal Approval For Healthy Texas Women Waiver
Jun 27
Governor Abbott Announces Pasadena Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Jun 26
Governor Abbott Announces First Texas Energy Fund Loan To 122 MW Natural Gas Facility
Jun 25
Governor Abbott Announces Texas Semiconductor Innovation Grant To MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc.
Jun 25
Governor Abbott Directs TPWD, TAHC To Establish Texas New World Screwworm Response Team
Jun 24
Governor Abbott Activates State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Southeast Texas Flood Threat
Jun 24
Texas Named Best Business Climate In Nation For Third Year In A Row
Jun 24
Texas Leads Nation In Job Creation Over Past Year
Jun 23
Governor Abbott Appoints Hussenoeder To TexNet Technical Advisory Committee
Jun 23
Governor Abbott Appoints Young To 62nd Judicial District Court
Jun 23
Governor Abbott Vetoes Senate Bill 3 (89R)
Jun 23
Governor Abbott Announces Special Session Date, Initial Agenda
Jun 21
Governor Abbott Statement On President Trump’s Decisive Action
Jun 21
Governor Abbott Signs Over 600 Critical Bills Passed During 89th Regular Legislative Session
Jun 21
Governor Abbott Amends, Renews Drought Disaster Proclamation In June 2025
Jun 21
Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Proclamation In June 2025
Jun 20
Governor Abbott Signs Over 300 Critical Bills Passed During 89th Regular Legislative Session
Jun 20
Operation Lone Star Seizes $2.4 Million Worth Of Methamphetamine
Jun 20
Governor Abbott Deploys Texas Emergency Management Resources To Support New Mexico Wildfire Response
Jun 20
Texas Surpasses All Records For Total Jobs, Texans Working, Total Labor Force
Jun 19
Governor Abbott Appoints Eight To Crime Victims’ Institute Advisory Council
Jun 19
Governor Abbott Announces John Paul Mitchell Systems Headquarters In Dallas County
Jun 18
Governor Abbott Signs Largest Generational Water Investment In Texas History In Lubbock
Jun 18
Governor Abbott Announces Over $262,900 Job Training Grant For Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley
Jun 18
Governor Abbott Appoints Five To Texas Historical Commission
Jun 18
Texas Wins 12th Gold Shovel Award For Outstanding Job Creation, Business Investment
Jun 17
Governor Abbott Signs Laws To Reduce Barriers For Small Businesses In Fort Worth
Jun 17
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Bastrop
Jun 17
Governor Abbott Announces Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop In Pearland
Jun 16
Governor Abbott Signs Property Tax Relief Laws In Denton
Jun 16
Governor Abbott Announces Over $910,000 In Career Training Grants For East Texas Schools
Jun 16
Governor Abbott Announces Bandera Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Jun 12
Governor Abbott Signs Laws To Bolster Texas Small Businesses
Jun 12
Governor Abbott Announces Over $794,000 In Career Training Grants For Southeast Texas Schools
Jun 12
Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For Floresville
Jun 12
Governor Abbott Surges Texas National Guard, DPS Ahead Of Planned Anti-ICE Protests
Jun 11
Governor Abbott Signs Ibogaine Treatment Research Law At Texas Capitol
Jun 11
Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.4 Million In Career Training Grants For Gulf Coast Area Schools
Jun 11
Governor Abbott Congratulates Grapevine As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Jun 11
Governor Abbott Sets Hurricane Preparedness Expectations With Texas Energy Providers
Jun 10
Abbott Appoints Wall To One-Call Board Of Texas
Jun 10
Governor Abbott Names Bridges Chair, Appoints Rentsch To Texas State Board Of Examiners Of Psychologists
Jun 10
Governor Abbott Announces Construction Of New Panhandle State Hospital
Jun 9
Governor Abbott Announces City Of Fate Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community
Jun 8
Governor Abbott Activates Additional State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Severe Weather
Jun 6
Texas Conducts Week-Long Operation To Disrupt Terrorist Cartel Activity
Jun 5
Governor Abbott Signs Oilfield Theft Protection, Pro-Growth Legislation Into Law
Jun 5
Governor Abbott Appoints Stewart To Texas State Board Of Examiners Of Professional Counselors
Jun 4
Governor Abbott Signs Record Public Education Funding, Teacher Pay Raise Into Law
Jun 3
Governor Abbott Signs Strongest Bail Reform Package In Texas History
Jun 3
Governor Abbott Names Foster Chair, Appoints McCall To Texas Parks And Wildlife Commission
Jun 3
Governor Abbott Announces Over $481 Million Awarded To Texas Teachers
Jun 3
Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit For Hays County
Jun 3
Governor Abbott Celebrates Promises Kept During 89th Legislative Session
Jun 3
Governor Abbott Announces SBA Assistance For South Texas Severe Weather
Jun 2
Governor Abbott Signs Texas Cyber Command Into Law In San Antonio
Jun 2
Governor Abbott Congratulates Texas Legislature For Passing Nuclear Power Legislation
Jun 2
Governor Abbott Announces Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop In Hallettsville
Jun 2
Governor Abbott Commends Texas Legislature For Making Texas-Size Investment In Water