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Governor Abbott Declares El Paso County Flooding Disaster In October 2026

WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that the severe storm event that began on October ...
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Governor Abbott Issues State Disaster Declaration For El Paso County Following Flooding Impacts

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has issued a state disaster declaration for El Paso County following heavy ...
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Office Of The Governor Statement On Appellate Court Order Blocking Hinojosa Abuse Of Office

The Office of the Governor today released a statement on the Fifteenth Court of Appeals' stay of a Travis County district ...
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Governor Abbott Appoints MacTaggart, Miller To State Securities Board, Names Chair

Governor Greg Abbott appointed Glenn MacTaggart and Paula Ann Miller to the State Securities Board for terms set to expire on ...
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Governor Abbott announces $8 million in Rural Texas Strong grants

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) plans to award $8 million in Rural Texas Strong grants to 28 rural healthcare providers throughout the ...
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Industrial Revenue Bonds

Industrial Development Corporations (IDCs) or equivalent bodies whose creation by cities, counties or conservation and reclamation districts is authorized by the Development Corporation Act of 1979.
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Governor Abbott Announces Federal Disaster Tax Relief For Texans Impacted By July Storms

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) granted his request for federal disaster tax relief for individuals and businesses in 62 Texas counties impacted by July’s ...
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Governor Abbott Announces $40 Million to Strengthen The Texas Teacher Workforce

Governor Greg Abbott today announced $40 million to 411 Texas school systems through the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnerships (PREP) Program Allotment. This funding will strengthen ...
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Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott

Detailed demographic analyses may be used in program planning and improvement efforts by local workforce boards, state agencies, community and technical colleges, policy analysts, and other workforce ...
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Governor Abbott Praises Law Enforcement Arrest In Islamic Terror Plot Against Congressman Self

Governor Greg Abbott today praised law enforcement for the arrest of a 17-year-old from McKinney accused of a radical Islamic plot to assassinate U.S. Representative Keith Self and commit a terrorist ...
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Governor Abbott appoints Brainard, Smith to state pension review board

Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Keith Brainard and appointed Karen Smith to the State Pension Review Board for terms set to expire on January 31, 2031. The board reviews all Texas public ...
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Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott

Cecilia Abbott’s story reminds us all that the American Dream is alive and well in Texas. The granddaughter of immigrants from Mexico, Cecilia was raised in San Antonio by parents who were both ...