| 04/29/2024 |
88th R.S. |
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., RE: Rewrite of Title IX
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 04/28/2024 |
88th R.S. |
Letter to U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience Field Operations Center – West Director Jeffrey D. Lusk, RE: Requesting the U.S. Small Business Administration to implement a declaration to provide assistance in the form of SBA Disaster Loans for Jasper County as a result of the April 8, 2024, ongoing severe weather event
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 04/18/2024 |
88th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Harrison Keller, RE: Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to create a task force addressing healthcare workforce shortages
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 04/11/2024 |
88th R.S. |
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., RE: Joint Governors' response to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS] informational bulletin, "Health Care-Related Taxes and Hold Harmless Arrangements Involving the Redistribution of Medicaid Payments," and proposed rule for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality (CMS-2439-P)
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 03/11/2024 |
88th R.S. |
Governor Abbott requests SBA disaster declarations for Panhandle fires; Letters to U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience Field Operations Center – West Director Jeffrey D. Lusk, RE: Requesting the U.S. Small Business Administration to implement a declaration to provide assistance in the form of SBA Disaster Loans for Hemphill and Hutchinson Counties as a result of the February 26, 2024, Smokehouse Creek Fire, and for Carson County as a result of the February 26, 2024, Windy Deuce Fire
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 10/09/2023 |
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Letter to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Colonel Steven C. McCraw, RE: Ordering Texas flags be lowered to half-staff immediately to honor those who lost their lives during the heinous acts of war carried out against Israel and its people
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 09/26/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Letter to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House of Representatives Dade Phelan, RE: Notification of Special Session 3, 88th Legislature
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 08/18/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Governor Abbott requests SBA disaster declaration for Perryton tornado; Letter to U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Assistance Field Operations Center – West Director Tayna Garfield, RE: Requesting the U.S. Small Business Administration to issue a disaster declaration to provide assistance in the form of SBA Disaster Loans for Ochiltree County as a result of the tornado that occurred on June 15, 2023
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 08/16/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Governor Abbott touts nuclear energy development at UT fireside chat; Letter to Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Interim Chair Kathleen Jackson, P.E., RE: Instructing the PUCT to establish a working group to study and plan for the use of advanced nuclear reactors in Texas and requesting PUCT Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty to lead this effort
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 07/24/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., RE: Recent deployment of floating marine barriers in the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, as part of the state's response to America's ongoing border crisis (includes letters sent to President Biden on November 16, 2022, and January 8, 2023)
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 07/13/2023 |
88th 2nd C.S. |
Letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Response and Recovery Associate Administrator Ms. Anne Bink, RE: Requesting a 30-day extension to submit a request for a major disaster declaration resulting from the severe weather and tornadoes that began impacting the State of Texas on June 14, 2023, and continued until June 21, 2023 (state of disaster in Camp, Cass, Fisher, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Jones, Kent, Leon, Marion, Montgomery, Morris, Motley, Nolan, Ochiltree, Panola, Shelby, Smith, Stonewall, Titus, Upshur, and Wood counties)
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 06/30/2023 |
88th 2nd C.S. |
Governor Abbott requests SBA disaster declaration for Northwest Texas; Letter to U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance Field Operations Center – West Tanya Garfield, RE: Request for a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster declaration to provide assistance in the form of SBA disaster loans for Potter County
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 05/23/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Governor Abbott lowers flags, calls for statewide moment of silence on anniversary of Robb Elementary School shooting; Letter to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Colonel Steven C. McCraw, RE: Ordering Texas flags be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in memory of the victims, survivors, families, loved ones, and entire Uvalde community on the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Robb Elementary School
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 05/19/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Governor Abbott requests SBA disaster declaration for April storms in South Texas; Letter to U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance Field Operations Center – West Tanya Garfield, RE: Request for a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster declaration to provide assistance in the form of SBA disaster loans for Hidalgo County
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 05/16/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Governor Abbott urges nation's governors to help combat border crisis; Letter to America's Governors, RE: Requesting to help support Texas' unprecedented border security efforts
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 05/01/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Governor Abbott advises Chicago Mayor call on President Biden to address migrant crisis; Letter to City of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, RE: Advising the mayor to call on President Biden to address the migrant crisis
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 03/16/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Governor Abbott denounces ESG standards harmful to U.S. energy sector; Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., RE: Denouncing the Biden Administration's efforts to force environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) standards upon America's investment funds
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 02/21/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., RE: Requesting a presidential disaster declaration for the State of Texas as a result of Winter Storm Mara that began impacting Texas on Sunday, January 30, 2023
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 02/07/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., RE: Requesting a major disaster declaration for the State of Texas for the State of Texas as a result of severe storms and tornadoes that struck Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, and Orange Counties on January 24, 2023
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 01/10/2023 |
88th R.S. |
Letter to Public Utility Commission of Texas Commissioners, RE: Supporting the adoption of a reliability standard and new reliability design for the ERCOT market
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 01/08/2023 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., RE: Providing five specific actions the President can immediately take to secure the border and restore and out-of-control immigration crisis
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 01/04/2023 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dade Phelan, Re: Asking for legislative action to address ankle monitor violations (includes a copy of the report sent to Governor Abbott from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles)
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 12/28/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton, RE: Encouraging the Office of the Attorney General to investigate Atmos Energy's failure to prepare for the winter weather event and deliver critical natural gas service to Texans when they needed it most; Letter to Railroad Commission of Texas Chairman Christi Craddick, RE: Requests the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) to investigate Atmos Energy for its failure to prepare for the recent winter weather event and to deliver critical natural gas service to Texans when they needed it the most
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 12/20/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Governor Abbott demands federal border action ahead of polar vortex; Letter to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., RE: Demanding the President immediately deploy federal assets to address the dire border crisis, particularly in the City of El Paso, as a dangerously cold polar vortex moves into Texas
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 12/19/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Presiding Officer David Gutiérrez and Texas Department of Criminal Justice Executive Director Bryan Collier, RE: Directing an investigation into murders by paroled inmates wearing ankle monitors
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 12/14/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, RE: Calling on the Texas Attorney General's Office to initiate an investigation into the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in planning and facilitating the illegal transportation of illegal immigrants across the Texas-Mexico border
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 12/07/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to State Agency Heads, RE: Ordering agencies to ban its officers and employees from downloading or using TikTok on any government-issued devices and directing Texas DPS and DIR to develop a model plan addressing the use of TikTok on personal devices; Letter to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan, RE: His order to state agencies regarding TikTok and urging legislation to be passed during the 88th Legislative Session that safeguards the state against threats like TikTok
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 11/17/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, RE: Urging him to remind our state's schools that per Executive Order GA-39, no governmental entity in Texas can mandate the COVID-19 vaccine; Letter to Superintendents, RE: Reminding them that per Executive Order GA-39, no governmental entity in Texas can mandate the COVID-19 vaccine
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 11/16/2022 |
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Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., RE: "Sustained dereliction of duty compels Texas to invoke the powers reserved in Article I § 10, Clause 3" of the U.S. Constitution ("Texas will escalate our efforts to repel and turn back any immigrant who seeks to enter our state at a border crossing that Congress has designated as illegal; to return to the border those who do cross illegally; and to arrest criminals who violate Texas law")
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 11/16/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Colonel Steven C. McCraw and Texas Military Department Adjutant General Major General Thomas M. Suelzer, RE: Defending Texas against invasion (ordering all available resources and tools to be used to repel immigrants from attempting to cross illegally, arrest those who cross illegally and return them to the border, and arrest criminals who violate Texas law)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 11/15/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Assistance Field Operations Center – West Director Tayna Garfield, RE: Requesting the U.S. Small Business Administration to issue a disaster declaration to provide assistance in the form of SBA Disaster Loans for Lamar and Morris counties in response to severe storms and tornadoes that occurred on November 4, 2022
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 11/14/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to County Judges along the Texas-Mexico Border, RE: Defending Texas against invasion
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 09/21/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and Vice President Kamala D. Harris, RE: Requesting the Sinaloa Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and any similarly situated Mexican drug cartels to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 09/20/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Governor Abbott directs state agencies to ramp up anti-fentanyl efforts; Letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike H. Morath, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Colonel Steven C. McCraw, Texas Health and Human Services Commission Executive Commissioner Cecile Young, Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Jaime Masters, Texas Juvenile Justice Department Interim Executive Director Shandra Carter, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Dr. Harrison Keller, Texas Workforce Commission Executive Director Ed Serna, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice Executive Director Brian Collier, RE: Directing each agency to outline statutory changes, budget priorities, and other initiatives that will enhance the state's ability to interdict fentanyl, provide emergency overdose treatment, and expand substance abuse treatment programs
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 09/13/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Governor Abbott requests federal assistance after North Texas flooding; Letter to U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Assistance Field Operations Center – West Director Tayna Garfield, RE: Requesting the U.S. Small Business Administration to make a disaster declaration to provide SBA Disaster Loans for Dallas County in response to severe storms and flooding that occurred on August 22, 2022, through August 25, 2022
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 09/10/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Colonel Steven C. McCraw and State Preservation Board Executive Director Rod Welsh, RE: Ordering Texas flags be flown at half-staff on Sunday, September 11, 2022, on the Capitol Building and throughout the state in honor of Patriot Day
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 08/23/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to President Joe Biden, RE: Justification for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) potential discretionary redesignation of the Permian Basin (2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS))
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 08/01/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, RE: Invitation to visit the Texas-Mexico border region
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 06/27/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to President Joe Biden, RE: Environmental Protection Agency's proposed discretionary redesignation of the Permian Basin (2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS))
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 06/14/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas District & County Attorneys Association Executive Director Robert Kepple, RE: Urging the TDCAA to highlight the lie-and-try law as a new tool for Texas prosecutors and provide training for prosecutors and investigators regarding best practices for prosecuting such offenses (SB 162, 87th Leg., R.S.)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 06/09/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, RE: Creating the position of Chief of School Safety and Security within the Texas Education Agency (TEA)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 06/08/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Health and Human Services Commission Executive Commissioner Cecile E. Young, RE: Asking she use all available resources to work with families to provide behavioral health services to every child in Uvalde who desires support (work with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 06/07/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Colonel Steven C. McCraw, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike H. Morath, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Harrison Keller, RE: Directing DPS, TEA, and THECB to enhance and expedite efforts to make widely known and easily accessible the ability for students, staff, and families to report known suspicious activity using iWatch
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 06/06/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to ALERRT Center Executive Director Pete Blair, RE: Instructing ALERRT to provide a debrief of the Uvalde school shooting and other relevant situations to decision makers charged with school safety in all our public schools and directing ALERRT to deploy their nationally recognized active shooter training to all Texas school districts, prioritizing school-based law enforcement
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 06/02/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, RE: Providing strategies to make schools safer
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 06/01/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas School Safety Center Director Kathy Martinez-Prather, RE: Directing the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) to begin immediately conducting comprehensive school safety reviews to ensure all Texas public schools are following the appropriate procedures to maximize school safety
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 06/01/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan, RE: Requesting each to convene a special legislative committee to review what steps previous legislatures enacted, what resources the State has made available to local school districts, and make recommendations to the Legislature and the Executive Branch so that meaningful action can be made on, among other things, the following topics to prevent future school shootings: school safety, mental health, social media, police training, firearm safety
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 04/29/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Governor Abbott, Texas state leadership approve $495.3 million in additional funding for Operation Lone Star, border security operations; Letter to Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Executive Director Bryan Collier, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Colonel Steven McCraw, Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) Commissioner Cecile Young, Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Commissioner John Hellerstedt, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) Deputy Executive Director, Chief of Staff Matt Chaplin, and Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) Executive Director Camile Cain, RE: Approval of requests to transfer $495.3 million in General Revenue funds to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor Strategy A.1.1., Disaster Funds, to support the deployment of the National Guard ($465.3 million) and to support border operations in other state agencies ($30 million) (signed by Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan, Senator Joan Huffman, and Representative Greg Bonnen)
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 04/06/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Governor Abbott takes aggressive action to secure the border as President Biden ends Title 42 expulsions; Letter to Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief W. Nim Kidd, RE: Directing the Texas Division of Emergency Management to begin coordinating the voluntary transportation, to Washington, D.C. and other locations outside the State of Texas, of migrants released from federal custody; Letter to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Colonel Steven C. McCraw, RE: Directing the Department of Public Safety to conduct enhanced safety inspections of vehicles as they cross international ports of entry into Texas
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 03/18/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Governor Abbott issues disaster declaration, provides update on state's response to wildfire activity in Texas; Certifying that wildfires that began on February 23, 2022, pose an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in Brooks, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Grayson, Mason, Potter, Randall, Reynolds, and Williamson counties and declaring a state of disaster; Letter to Eastland County Judge Rex Fields, RE: Approving request to lower the flags of the State of Texas and the United States in Eastland County to half-staff in honor of Deputy Barbara Fenley
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 03/07/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, RE: Directing the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to immediately create a task force to help school districts address the ongoing staffing shortages
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 02/25/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Department of Information Resources Executive Director Amanda Crawford and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Colonel Steven C. McCraw, RE: Directing DIR and DPS to use every available resource to safeguard the state's critical infrastructure and to assist local governments and school districts with their needs (includes list of critical actions to take)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 02/22/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Jaime Masters, Commissioner, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, RE: Directing DFPS to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of children subjected to gender transitioning procedures (includes Office of the Attorney General (OAG) Opinion No. KP-0401)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 01/26/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Department of Criminal Justice Executive Director Bryan Collier, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Executive Director Brigadier Bentley Nettles, and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Colonel Steven McCraw, RE: Approving request to transfer General Revenue funds to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor Strategy A.1.1., Disaster Funds
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 01/04/2022 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Major General Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General, Texas Military Department, RE: COVID-19 vaccine and the Texas National Guard
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 12/16/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Department of Defense, RE: Vaccine mandate and Texas National Guard
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 12/13/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to State Agency Heads, RE: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 11/17/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to President Joe Biden, RE: Meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, border security, and energy
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 11/16/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to President Joe Biden, RE: Nominee for U.S. Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Dr. Saule Omarova
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 11/10/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, RE: Books and content in Texas public schools
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 11/08/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Chair Martha Wong, and Texas State Board of Education Chair Keven Ellis, RE: Books in public school libraries
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 11/01/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Dr. Dan Troxell, Executive Director, Texas Association of School Boards, RE: Books in public school libraries
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 10/07/2021 |
87th 3rd C.S. |
Letter to President Joe Biden, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request to reconsider denial of emergency disaster declaration for the State of Texas as a result of the ongoing border crisis (Val Verde County)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 09/20/2021 |
87th 3rd C.S. |
Letter to President Joe Biden, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - emergency disaster declaration (border crisis and dire situation in Val Verde County)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 09/09/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Governor Abbott, Attorney General Paxton: Public camping ban must be enforced (HB 1925, 87th Legislature, R.S.); Letters to Susan Redford, Texas Association of Counties, and Bennett Sandlin, Texas Municipal League (with Attorney General Ken Paxton)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 08/11/2021 |
87th 2nd C.S. |
Governor Abbott receives response from DFPS [Department of Family and Protective Services] regarding whether genital mutilation through reassignment surgery constitutes child abuse; Letter to Governor Greg Abbott from Commissioner Jaime Masters, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 08/09/2021 |
87th 2nd C.S. |
Governor Abbott takes action to mitigate rise in COVID-19 cases in Texas; Letter to the Texas Hospital Association, RE: Asking Texas hospitals to take steps to ensure the availability of adequate hospital capacity to care for COVID-10 patients; Letter to the Texas Hospital Association and the Texas Medical Association, RE: Asking for assistance to step up efforts to increase vaccinations and make make additional COVID-19 Antibody Infusion Centers available across Texas
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 08/06/2021 |
87th 2nd C.S. |
Letter to Jaime Masters, Commissioner, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, RE: Directing DFPS to determine if genital mutilation through reassignment surgery constitutes child abuse
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 07/30/2021 |
87th 1st C.S. |
Letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, RE: Executive Order GA-37 (transportation of migrants during the COVID-19 disaster)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 07/27/2021 |
87th 1st C.S. |
Letter to Major General Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General, Texas Military Department, RE: Ordering that the Texas National Guard assist DPS in enforcing Texas law by arresting lawbreakers at the border
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 07/12/2021 |
87th 1st C.S. |
ERCOT [Electric Reliability Council of Texas] responds to Governor Abbott's directives to improve electric grid reliability; ERCOT letter to Governor Greg Abbott, July 8, 2021
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 07/12/2021 |
87th 1st C.S. |
Letter to Colonel Steven C. McCraw, Director, Texas Department of Public Safety, RE: Texas Rangers investigation of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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| 07/06/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Public Utility Commission of Texas, RE: Reliability of the Texas electric grid
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 06/16/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Mike Novak, Executive Director, Texas Facilities Commission, RE: Directing TFC to hire a program manager to oversee construction of a Texas border wall
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
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| 06/16/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Bryan Collier, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, RE: Southern border and TDCJ transfer of $250 million in General Revenue to the Disaster Fund within the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor (signed by Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan, Senator Jane Nelson, and Representative Greg Bonnen)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 06/16/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to President Joe Biden, RE: Border wall
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 06/10/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to fellow governors, RE: Requesting they send all available law enforcement resources to the southern border under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (Tex. Health and Safety Code §§778.001 et seq., and Ariz. Rev. Stat. §26-402)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
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|
| 04/27/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to State Agency Directors, RE: Fiscal impact of the current border crisis
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/26/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to County Judges, RE: Fiscal impact of the current border crisis
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/15/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, RE: Mexican drug cartels
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/09/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Vice President Kamala Harris, RE: Complaints alleging child abuse and neglect inside the unaccompanied minor facility at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio (including Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services letter, RE: Reports to Statewide Intake)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/30/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Vice President Kamala Harris, RE: Surge in illegal border crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/23/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to President Joe Biden, RE: Surge in illegal border crossings and escalating humanitarian crisis at the border
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/12/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Letter to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (Public Utility Commission and billing errors)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 02/20/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Governor Abbott announces EPA [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency] approval of waivers to expedite fuel to Texas communities; letter from Jane T. Nishida, Acting Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to Governor Abbott, Re: Texas fuel waiver request
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 02/19/2021 |
87th R.S. |
Governor Abbott requests USDA disaster designation in response to winter weather impact; letter to The Honorable Kevin Shea, Acting Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 12/28/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Governor Abbott, DSHS [Texas Department of State Health Services] encourage nursing facilities to take advantage of COVID-19 treatments; letter from DSHS Commissioner John Hellerstedt, MD, to nursing facility administrators, December 27, 2020
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 11/03/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, RE: Interim Storage Partners (ISP) Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Project (Andrews County, Texas)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/30/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald Trump, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster declaration (Hurricane Laura)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/30/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald Trump, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster declaration (Hurricane Hanna)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/15/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, RE: 1944 Water Treaty with Mexico
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 08/28/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to Tanya Garfield, U.S. Small Business Administration, requesting the Small Business Administration declare Hidalgo County a disaster area, as a result of Hurricane Hanna
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 08/10/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue, U.S. Department of Agriculture, requesting disaster designation for Texas counties impacted by Hurricane Hanna and for their contiguous counties
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 06/29/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to Commissioner Jayne Harkins, International Boundary and Water Commission, RE: 1944 Water Treaty with Mexico
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/27/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to Tanya Garfield, U.S. Small Business Administration, requesting the Small Business Administration declare Polk County a disaster area, as a result of severe storms and tornadoes on April 22, 2020
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/22/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to county judges regarding allocation of CARES Act funding to cities and counties (with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Senator Jane Nelson, Representative Giovanni Capriglione, Senator Juan Hinojosa, and Representative Oscar Longoria), May 22, 2020; County judges letter to Governor Greg Abbott, May 13, 2020
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/20/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, Speaker Bonnen direct state agencies to reduce budgets by five percent; Letter to state agency board/commission chairs, state agency heads/executive directors, appellate court justices and judges, and chancellors, presidents, and directors of institutions and agencies of higher education
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/19/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Governor Abbott urges local governments against increasing property taxes for Texans; Letter to Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/12/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, Speaker Bonnen send letter to Congressional leaders urging support for employer liability protections; Letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dennis Bonnen)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/11/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, Speaker Bonnen, Senate Finance, House Appropriations committee chairs announce federal funding for local jurisdictions; Letter to city and county leaders (with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Senator Jane Nelson, Representative Giovanni Capriglione, Senator Juan Hinojosa, and Representative Oscar Longoria)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/26/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Governor Abbott requests release of federal unemployment funds; Letter to Secretary Eugene Scalia, U.S. Department of Labor, Attention: Gay Gilbert, Administrator, Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI), March 24, 2020
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/25/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to state agency leaders from Luis Saenz, Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor; Guidance from the Office of the Attorney General confirming that orders issued by local officials in response to the COVID-19 disaster do not apply to restrict the conduct of state business
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/25/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Governor Abbott sends letter seeking permission for SNAP [Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program] recipients to use their benefits at take out and drive-thru restaurants; Texas Health and Human Services Commission letter to Dwight Crudup, Regional Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, March 24, 2020
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/23/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald Trump, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/20/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Governor Abbott announces approval of emergency designation for small business disaster loans from U.S. Small Business Administration; Letter to Tanya Garfield,
U.S. Small Business Administration, March 17, 2020
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/13/2020 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald Trump, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster (severe weather, straight-line winds, hail, and tornadoes that impacted the state beginning October 20, 2019)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 10/08/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to state agency heads regarding occupational licensing
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 10/02/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to Austin Mayor Steve Adler regarding homelessness and camping in public areas
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 10/01/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald Trump, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster (Tropical Storm Imelda; Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, and San Jacinto counties; severe weather and flooding from September 17, 2019 to September 27, 2019)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 08/03/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Dwight D. Mathis, Capitol Region VII, ordering Texas flags be immediately lowered to half-staff statewide on Saturday, August 3, 2019, through sunset on Thursday, August 8, 2019 (El Paso Wal-Mart shooting)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 07/18/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to District and County Attorneys regarding hemp and marijuana possession cases (with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, and Attorney General Ken Paxton; relating to HB 1325, 86th R.S.)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 07/10/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald Trump, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster (Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties, severe weather and flooding that began June 24, 2019)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/26/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to Secretary Rick Perry, U.S. Department of Energy, and Chairman Kristine Svinicki, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, relating to low-level radioactive waste disposal in Andrews County, Texas
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/18/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to John Creuzot, Dallas County Criminal District Attorney regarding reforms on the prosecution of theft, THC, and misdemeanor criminal trespass cases (with Attorney General Ken Paxton)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/18/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to all Texas public university Boards of Regents following the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into the widespread college admissions bribery scheme
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 02/28/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to appointees and state agency heads, Re: Court of Criminal Appeals ruling on Open Meetings Act
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/15/2019 |
86th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald Trump regarding use of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funds intended for Hurricane Harvey (with Senator John Cornyn, Senator Ted Cruz, and members of the Texas congressional delegation)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 10/30/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald Trump, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster (severe weather and flooding that began September 10, 2018)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 06/28/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald Trump regarding tariffs on steel and aluminum
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/16/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner regarding funding for 25 percent local match for the FEMA 404 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (Hurricane Harvey)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/16/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner regarding Houston Hurricane Harvey housing program
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/07/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Harris County Commissioners Court, granting request for emergency special election in Harris County on August 25, 2018, for bonds that would fund Hurricane Harvey-related flood control projects
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/26/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to mayors, county judges, and emergency management officials in communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey, urging them to take immediate advantage of the $500 million in funds from FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/25/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold regarding covering all costs for the called special election on June 30, 2018, to fill the Congressional District 27th seat vacated by resignation
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/19/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite, Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, regarding Texas ports (Hurricane Harvey, ports and strategic energy waterways operating with draft restrictions)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/11/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to state criminal justice agencies and associations regarding state and local reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (includes Bureau of Justice Statistics, Survey of state criminal history information systems, 2016).
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/04/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer regarding efforts to update and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 02/28/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Raymund A. Paredes, Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, requesting steps to ensure the safety of college campuses and requirements for public junior colleges under Texas Education Code, Section 37.108 to report findings to Texas School Safety Center (Parkland, Florida high school shooting)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 02/21/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Mike Morath, Commissioner, Texas Education Agency, requesting specific steps relating to school safety, safety audits of school districts, and working with the Texas School Safety Center and Texas Department of Public Safety to draft recommendations to the Texas Legislature on changes to school safety architecture of our state (Parkland, Florida high school shooting)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 02/14/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., regarding disaster declaration for federal fisheries (Hurricane Harvey)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/30/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Colonel Steven R. McCraw, Director, Texas Department of Public Safety, requesting Texas Rangers investigation into alleged sexual misconduct at the Karolyi Ranch in Walker County (USA Gymnastics)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/25/2018 |
|
Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer regarding NAFTA's [North American Free Trade Agreement] importance to Texas
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/25/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Camille Cain, Executive Director, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, regarding cooperation between TJJD's Office of Inspector General and the Texas Rangers in investigation of sexual and violent misconduct in TJJD facilities, and funds for training gang investigators and implementing a new child sex trafficking screening tool
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/24/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter from Governors Greg Abbott (Texas), Rick Scott (Florida), Jerry Brown (California), and Ricardo Rossello (Puerto Rico) to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker Paul Ryan, and Minority Leaders Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, relating to disaster supplemental funding package (Hurricane Harvey)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/24/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to George P. Bush, Commissioner, General Land Office, and Bryan Collier, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, relating to appropriations transfers to GLO for disaster recovery and housing programs after Hurricane Harvey (with Speaker Joe Straus, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Senate Finance Chair Jane Nelson, and House Appropriations Chair John Zerwas)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/23/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald J. Trump, relating to Texas women's health program and new application to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a Medicaid 1115 demonstration waiver
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/11/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Mike Morath, Commissioner, Texas Education Agency, relating to special education and recent monitoring letter from the U.S. Department of Education
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/02/2018 |
85th R.S. |
Letter from Brock Long, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), relating to change in FEMA's Public Assistance Policy and Program Guide to allow churches to receive public assistance after Hurricane Harvey
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 12/13/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Colonel Steven R. McCraw, Director, Texas Department of Public Safety, relating to recent reports of sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships by state
employees at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and requesting Texas Rangers investigation
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 12/13/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Camille Cain, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, on recent selection as executive director and recent reports of sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships by state employees
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/20/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to county judges relating to federal aid from FEMA and access to funds in the event of temporary cash flow issues due to increased expenditures related to Hurricane Harvey (Expedited Project Worksheet, Community Disaster Loan Program, Small Business Administration Disaster Loans, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Critical Needs Assistance Program, Disaster National Dislocated Worker Grants)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/20/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald J. Trump, requesting that churches be entitled to FEMA assistance after Hurricane Harvey (with Attorney General Ken Paxton)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/08/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Scott Pruitt, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, relating to Texas Water Development Board request and use of EPA State Revolving Funds (SRF) after Hurricane Harvey
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/04/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter from W. Nim Kidd, Governor's Authorized Representative and Chief, Texas Division of Emergency Management, to Alex Amparo, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through Tony Robinson, FEMA Regional Administrator, requesting to activate the Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program for all eligible communities in the State of Texas for the Texas Hurricane Harvey (DR-4332-TX), declared on August 25, 2017 and continuing
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 08/31/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to county judges outlining aid eligibility after Hurricane Harvey under the Presidential Disaster Declaration (Individual Assistance, Transitional Shelter Assistance, Critical Needs Assistance)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 08/25/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to President Donald Trump requesting declaration of a major disaster for the state of Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey, that began on August 21, 2017
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 08/22/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Tanya Garfield, U.S. Small Business Administration, requesting the Small Business Administration declare Hockley County a disaster area, as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, hail, and flooding from June 30-July 4, 2017
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 07/24/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Tanya Garfield, U.S. Small Business Administration, requesting the Small Business Administration declare Tom Green County a disaster area, as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, hail, and flooding from June 23-26, 2017
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/10/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Tanya Garfield, U.S. Small Business Administration, requesting the Small Business Administration declare Van Zandt County a disaster area, as a result of severe storms on April 29, 2017
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/04/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to county judges and mayor relating to Zika virus response and public health measures (with John Hellerstedt, Commissioner, Department of State Health Services)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/10/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter from Governors Greg Abbott (Texas), Sam Brownback (Kansas), Susana Martinez (New Mexico), and Mary Fallin (Oklahoma) to Acting Secretary of Agriculture Mike Young, requesting temporary suspension of grazing restrictions in the Conservation Reserve Program, to provide immediate relief to livestock producers in areas affected by ongoing wildfires
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/09/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Governor Abbott grants waiver to hay carriers in Texas Panhandle due to wildfires; Letter to Raymond Palacios, Jr., Chairman, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, relating to suspension of permitting requirements and legal height restriction for cylindrical (round) hay bales, as well as associated permit fees, for carriers transporting round bales of hay to Carson, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Potter, Roberts, and Wheeler counties
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/23/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez regarding policy directive forbidding Travis County Sheriff's Office employees from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (sanctuary policy)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/10/2017 |
85th R.S. |
Letter to Majority Leader McCarthy and House Leadership regarding repeal of Obamacare, the current Medicaid system, and block grants
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 11/22/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Secretary Jeh Johnson, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, relating to Operation Phalanx flight hours, aerial-based border security (with Senator John Cornyn and Congressman Henry Cuellar)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 10/12/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Patrick and Speaker Straus direct DFPS to take immediate action to protect Texas children; Letter to Commissioner Hank Whitman, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (Child Protective Services, child welfare)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/21/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Governor Abbott statement on Texas' intention to withdraw from Refugee Resettlement Program; Letter from Texas State Refugee Coordinator to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 08/05/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to President Barack Obama, requesting immediate approval of expenditure of funds for Zika virus preparedness and response
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 07/12/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Commissioner Whitman submits letter outlining proposals for CPS overhaul to Governor Abbott; Letter to Governor Greg Abbott from Commissioner H.L. Whitman, Jr., Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (Child Protective Services 10-point plan)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 07/08/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter from Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, acting as Governor, to Commander Jose Ortiz, Texas Department of Public Safety, ordering Texas flags lowered to half-staff from Friday, July 8, 2016 through sunset on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 (Dallas law enforcement shooting victims)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 06/30/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to members of the Harris County delegation, regarding Disaster and Deficiency Grants program for emergency disaster response
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 06/30/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter from Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, and Speaker Straus to state agency board/commission chairs, state agency heads/executive directors, appellate court justices and judges, and chancellors, presidents, and directors of institutions and agencies of higher education (reduce spending in Legislative Appropriations Requests 2018-2019)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 06/09/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to President Barack Obama, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster (severe weather and flooding that began May 26, 2016; Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Fort Bend, Grimes, Hidalgo, Hood, Montgomery, San Jacinto,
Travis, Waller, and Washington counties)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/24/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to President Barack Obama, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster (severe weather and flooding that began April 17, 2016; Fayette, Grimes, Harris, and Parker counties)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/18/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to President Barack Obama, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster (severe weather and flooding that began March 7, 2016; Jasper, Newton, and Orange counties)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/17/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter from Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbott to Secretary Robert A. McDonald, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, requesting the Secretary address scheduling practices and extended wait times for veterans seeking health care across Texas
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/09/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to President Barack Obama, requesting reconsideration of denial of Individual Assistance for the State of Texas (appeal of disaster assistance for severe weather, tornadoes, and flooding in Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Franklin, Rockwall and Van Zandt counties, December 2015)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 02/01/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Secretary Jeh Johnson, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, requesting information on DHS border security cuts (with Congressman Henry Cuellar)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/26/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to President Barack Obama, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster (severe weather, tornadoes, winter weather and flooding that began on December 26, 2015; Bailey, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Ellis, Hall,
Hardeman, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Kaufman, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Navarro, Parmer, Rains, Red River,
Rockwall, Titus, and Van Zandt counties)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/20/2016 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to state retirement systems to continue the divestment policy required by the Texas Prohibition on Investment in Iran Act
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 11/20/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to President Barack Obama, through Regional Administrator Tony Robinson, FEMA Region 6, Denton, Texas, RE: Request for Presidential disaster declaration - major disaster (severe weather and flooding event that began on October 22, 2015; Bastrop, Brazoria, Caldwell, Comal, Galveston, Guadalupe, Hardin, Harris, Hays, Hidalgo, Liberty, Navarro, Travis, Willacy, and Wilson counties)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 11/16/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to President Barack Obama regarding Syrian refugees
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 11/05/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to The Honorable Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, regarding emergency funding for flood gauges and floodplain management and May/October 2015 Texas flooding (HB 6, 84th R.S.)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 11/04/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to all Texas county sheriffs regarding new policy withholding state grant funding from sheriffs that do not fully comply with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers for criminal immigrants (sanctuary cities)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 10/26/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez regarding Dallas County's refusal to honor U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal immigration detainer policy (sanctuary cities)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 10/16/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Neil Kornze, Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), regarding BLM's continued efforts to take control of land along the Texas-Oklahoma border (private property rights)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 10/12/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton, Re: AG opinion request RQ-0059-KP (Childress Police Department, "In God We Trust" on police vehicles)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/30/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Secretary Jeh Johnson, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, urging additional border security resources
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/03/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Department of Public Safety Commander Jose Ortiz, ordering Texas flags throughout the state to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, September 4, 2015, in honor of the life and public service of Harris County Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth, and extending condolences to Deputy Goforth's family and the Harris County Sheriff's Office
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 09/01/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Texas Congressional delegation urging opposition to Iran deal
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 08/30/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, ordering Texas flags in Harris County to be lowered to half-staff beginning on Monday, August 31, 2015, in honor of the life and public service of Harris County Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth, and extending condolences to Deputy Goforth's family and the Harris County Sheriff's Office
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 07/10/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to National Commission on the Future of the Army expressing support for both the citizen-soldiers of the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) and the active duty Army troops that call Texas home
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 05/15/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch regarding compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/28/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Major General Gerald 'Jake' Betty, Commander, Texas State Guard, directing the Texas State Guard to monitor Operation Jade Helm 15 (U.S. Special Operations Command military training exercises from July 2015-September 2015)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 04/22/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Governor Abbott challenges federal EPA on proposed regional haze regulations; comment submitted to Guy Donaldson, Chief, Air Planning Section, Environmental Protection Agency, re: docket no. EPA-R06-OAR-2014-0754 (April 20, 2015)
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/25/2015 |
83rd R.S. |
Letter to Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner John Specia regarding foster care and child protective services
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 03/16/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to Gina McCarthy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, regarding proposed changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standard
|
Greg Abbott |
Letter
|
|
| 01/30/2015 |
84th R.S. |
Letter to President Barack Obama to request an inpatient facility and urgent care center to meet the medical needs of veterans in the Rio Grande Valley
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Greg Abbott |
Letter
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