News – Press Release
Governor Abbott Announces Latest Slate Of Appointments
This week Governor Greg Abbott selected the following appointee to serve on behalf of Texans:
Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.5 Million In Career Training Grants For Nine East Texas Area Schools
Governor Greg Abbott today announced nine Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling $2,524,300 have been awarded to nine schools in East Texas by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Governor Abbott Announces USG Corporation Expansion In Orange
Governor Greg Abbott today announced a USG Corporation production facility in Orange as a qualified project under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program.
Governor Abbott Announces Additional SBA Assistance For Severe Storms
Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved his request for a disaster declaration for additional Texas communities following impacts from last month’s severe storms.
Governor Abbott Directs DPS To Expand Texas Repeat Offender Task Force
Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to expand the Texas Repeat Offender Task Force, a Houston-area joint operation between federal, state, and local law enforcement that targets violent repeat offenders, to the Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin metropolitan areas.
Governor Abbott Requests Addition To SBA Disaster Declaration For Texas Severe Storms
Governor Greg Abbott has requested that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) include additional Texas communities in the federal disaster declaration following impacts from last month’s severe storms. If approved, the SBA declaration will make federal assistance available through disaster loans for Victoria County and its contiguous counties, in addition to the North Texas counties already included.
Governor Abbott Announces Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund Grant To USA Rare Earth
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $14,177,600 has been extended to USA Rare Earth, Inc. (USARE) to accelerate rare earth mineral production at their Round Top Mountain project in Hudspeth County.
Governor Abbott Statement On Colmenero Nomination
Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement on Angela Colmenero’s nomination to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.