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Feb 10

Governor Abbott Sets Special Election For Texas House District 38

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation announcing Saturday, May 7, 2022 as the special election date for the Texas State House of Representatives District 38 seat recently vacated by Representative Eddie Lucio III.

Feb 10

Texas Ranked Top Exporting State For 20th Consecutive Year

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement after the U.S. Census Bureau released data showing Texas as the top exporting state, now for the 20th consecutive year.

Feb 8

Governor Abbott Opens Operation Lone Star Jail Booking Facility In Jim Hogg County

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the State of Texas has launched a second Operation Lone Star jail booking facility.

Feb 8

Governor Abbott Petitions Fifth Circuit To Keep Spent Nuclear Fuel Out Of The Permian Basin

Governor Greg Abbott yesterday joined Texas’s petition urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to vacate a federal license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that would bring spent nuclear fuel to a private storage facility in the Permian Basin.

Feb 8

Governor Abbott Releases 2022 Report To The People Of Texas

Governor Greg Abbott today released his "2022 Report to the People of Texas," looking back at all that was accomplished by and for the people of Texas over the previous year and sharing his vision for the year ahead.

Feb 8

Governor Abbott Fights Biden’s National Guard Vaccine Mandate In Federal Court

Governor Greg Abbott has filed a preliminary-injunction motion urging the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to protect non-federalized members of the Texas National Guard from the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Feb 7

Governor Abbott Statement On Death Of Texas National Guardsman

Governor Greg Abbot today issued a statement after the Texas Military Department announced that a Texas Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Operation Lone Star died in a non-mission related incident.

Feb 7

Governor Abbott Delivers Remarks At Great Lakes Cheese Facility Construction Site In Abilene

Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference at the construction site of the new Great Lakes Cheese (GLC) packaging and distribution facility in Abilene.