Texas Governor

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.

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.

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.

Governor Abbott Releases Video Message To Texans As Latest Executive Order Goes Into Effect

Thursday, March 19, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbot made an executive order that all Texas restaurants should close their dine-in facilities by midnight, Friday, March 20. So all the Texas-side restaurants listed below have shut down their dine-in option.

Thursday, March 19, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbot made an executive order that all Texas restaurants should close their dine-in facilities by midnight, Friday, March 20. So all the Texas-side restaurants listed below have shut down their dine-in option.

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has waived the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) testing requirements for the 2019-2020 school year. Additionally, Governor Abbott is requesting that the Department of Education (DOE) waive federal testing requirements for the 2019-2020 school year.