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Governor Abbott Issues Statement Supporting Attorney General’s Request To Halt Syrian Refugee Resett
Governor Greg Abbott issued the following statement in support of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s decision to renew their efforts to seek emergency relief from Syrian refugees coming to Texas.
ICYMI: Governor Abbott Discusses State Refugee Security Act
Governor Greg Abbott today made multiple media appearances to discuss the State Refugee Security Act, which gives states and governors the tools to reject the resettlement of a refugee in that state unless there is adequate assurance that the refugee does not present a security risk.
Governor Abbott Announces State Refugee Security Act With Senator Ted Cruz
Governor Greg Abbott today joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to announce the State Refugee Security Act.
WEB VIDEO: Governor Abbott Goes To Cuba
The Office of the Governor today released a web video following Governor Abbott's trip to Havana, Cuba where he met with officials to discuss opportunities for increasing investment and building trade relationships between Texas and Cuba.
What They Are Saying About Governor Abbott’s Business Development Mission To Cuba
Find out what they're saying about Governor Abbott's business development mission to Cuba.
Pool Report #5: Governor Abbott’s Business Development Mission To Cuba
Cuba’s minister of foreign trade and investment told Gov. Greg Abbott Wednesday that he believes the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States is an inexorable process that won’t be reversed no matter who is elected president in 2016.
Pool Report #4: Governor Abbott’s Business Development Mission To Cuba
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott assured Cuban officials Tuesday that he wanted close economic ties between Texas and Cuba whether or not the U.S. embargo is lifted, but with an eye toward getting a jump start on an even more mutually profitable relationship if and when that day comes.
Press Pool Report #3: Governor Abbott’s Business Development Mission To Cuba
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said afterward that maybe it is the lawyer in him, but at the end of a narrated slideshow about all the benefits of foreign investment in Cuba’s showpiece Mariel Special Development Zone, he cut to the chase.