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Governor Abbott Directs TCEQ To Halt Data Center Permits

Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to halt all permits sought by data centers until the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) completes ...
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Governor Abbott Directs TWDB To Penalize Data Center Reporting Failures

Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) to compel major water users, including data ...
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Governor Abbott appoints three to Texas Early Learning Council

Governor Greg Abbott appointed Jan Lacina, Ph.D., Jennifer Vincent, and Jennifer Warren, Ed.D. to the Texas Early Learning ...
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Governor Abbott Creates Leadership Team To Bring United States Space Academy To Texas

Governor Greg Abbott today announced the creation of a leadership team to secure Texas as the permanent home of the United ...
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Governor Abbott Announces TDI Action On Property Insurance Costs

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), in response to his August 24 directive, ...
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Governor Abbott Announces Over $1.3 Million In Career Training Grants For West Central Texas Schools

Governor Greg Abbott today announced four Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling $1,327,075 have been awarded to ...
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Governor Abbott Presents More Than $5.8 Million In Grants For South Texas Veterans Groups

Governor Greg Abbott today awarded more than $5.8 million in Funds for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants to 21 organizations ...
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Governor Abbott Announces 2026 Lone Star Ribbon Schools

Press Release. Governor Greg Abbott today announced that 25 Texas public schools have been named 2026 Lone Star Ribbon ...
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Governor Abbott delivers remarks at Lilly groundbreaking in Houston

Governor Greg Abbott today delivered remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Eli Lilly and Company’s $6.5 billion active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing site at Generation Park in ...
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Governor Abbott Announces SBA Assistance For South-Central Texas Communities Following Bexar County Severe Storms

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved his request to include ...
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Governor Abbott Announces Latest Slate Of Appointments

This week, Governor Greg Abbott selected multiple qualified candidates to serve on behalf of Texans.
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Governor Abbott appoints Westerfeld to Tenth Court of Appeals

Governor Greg Abbott appointed Andrea Westerfeld to the Tenth Court of Appeals, Place 3, effective October 1, 2026, for a term set to expire December 31, 2028, or until her successor shall be duly ...