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Texas' First Lady Cecilia Abbott is the Honorary Chair of the Governor's Volunteer Awards, and on Wednesday, February 14, the announcement was made of who the recipients of the 40th Annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards would be.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Veterans Commission, announced Thursday in Austin that over $36 million in grant funding for veterans across Texas will be distributed through TVC's Fund for Veterans' Assistance Big Check Tour.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott today, Thursday, July 7, 2022, issued a new executive order authorizing the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety to apprehend illegal immigrants who illegally cross the border between ports of entry and return them to the border.

One thing we've all learned recently, mostly thanks to parents getting more involved in their child's education due to the pandemic, is there's a lot going on in public schools that parents and most public officials didn't know about before. Well, that sleeping parental giant has been awakened.

As Toyota rolls off a brand new Tundra today made here in the Great State of Texas, Governor Abbott was on hand to deliver remarks Friday in San Antonio at the Toyota plant there and celebrate the unveiling of their all-new 2022 Toyota Tundra pickup and the first-ever Tundra Hybrid, made exclusively at the San Antonio plant.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants Texans to be prepared at all times, this weekend is the Emergency Supplies Sales Tax Holiday Weekend. It means what it says, no taxes on emergency supplies this Saturday and Sunday, April 24 - 26 in Texas.

Governor Greg Abbott and Nexstar Inc. announced last week that Nexstar television stations across the state of Texas will carry a live telecast of Governor Abbott’s 2021 “State of the State” tonight starting at 7:00 pm. The speech will air locally on NBC 6 out of Shreveport.

Governor Greg Abbott and Nexstar Inc. announced that Nexstar television stations across the state of Texas will carry a live telecast of Governor Abbott’s 2021 “State of the State” address on Monday, February 1, 2021 at 7:00 pm. The speech will air on 15 Nexstar television stations and will be telecast throughout the state, that includes NBC 6 out of Shreveport. . As a public service, Nexstar will

Governor Greg Abbott today released a new public service announcement (PSA) encouraging Texans to get a flu shot. Getting a flu shot is especially important this season to help keep hospitalizations down during the state's ongoing response to COVID-19. In the PSA, the Governor notes that the flu vaccine is an effective way to reduce the chances of contracting and spreading the flu.

Governor Greg Abbott visited the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s (TDEM) Warehouse in San Antonio Tuesday where he provided an update on the state’s distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Texas school districts for the 2020-2021 academic year. The Governor noted that the state will continue to purchase and distribute PPE to schools at no cost to the school districts. Read M

Even though the Texas "Shelter in Place" order does not affect restaurants, the overall lack of business certainly can, some have closed for good, some just temporarily. we're doing the best we can to keep this list as up to date as possible, if you can help us, please do.

Even though the Texas "Shelter in Place" order does not affect restaurants, the overall lack of business certainly can, some have closed for good, some just temporarily. we're doing the best we can to keep this list as up to date as possible, you can help.