Greg Abbott

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Friday he is deploying medical personnel and supplies to the Texas Panhandle and the surrounding region as the coronavirus surges again, marking the second time in two weeks the state has sent response teams because of rising caseloads. Hospitalizations are increasing in Amarillo and Lubbock, mirroring overall numbers across the state. An additional 100…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced the creation of a COVID-19 Rapid Testing Pilot Program for Texas school systems Thursday. The program will help schools conduct rapid tests of district employees and students – with the written permission of their parents – to mitigate the spread of…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) appointed Rebeca Huddle, a former Justice on the First Court of Appeals, to the Supreme Court of Texas to replace Justice Paul Green who retired last summer. “I am proud to appoint Rebeca Huddle to the Texas Supreme Court,” said Abbott. “Rebeca’s story truly represents the American dream. She is a first-generation American whose...

For the first time in nearly four months, bars in much of Texas will be able to open their doors to customers on Wednesday.

For the first time in nearly four months, bars in much of Texas will be able to open their doors to customers on Wednesday, NBC 5’s Ben Russell reports.

A federal appeals court issued a temporary order that blocks Texas counties from setting up multiple drop-off locations for mail-in ballots.

Nasdaq Inc. is in talks with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about potentially relocating the exchange’s electronic trading systems from New Jersey to Dallas-Fort Worth, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.

Bars in Texas have been closed since June 26 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Gov. Greg Abbott sent a tweet Monday afternoon hinting that they could soon reopen.

Governor Abbott is hinting bars may reopen soon. Nothing is official yet but Dallas County health leaders are already sounding off in opposition while business owners say it’s news they’ve been waiting to hear for a long time. NBC 5’s Allie spillyards has both sides of the issue.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) met with the family of Josiah McIntyre Tuesday, the 6-year-old Lake Jackson boy whom doctors say died earlier this month after being infected with a brain-eating parasite. McIntyre is believed to have died after being infected by the naegleria fowleri microbe, a very rare deadly, microscopic parasite that appears to have contaminated the city’s...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) met with the family of Josiah McIntyre Tuesday, the 6-year-old Lake Jackson boy whom doctors say died earlier this month after being infected with a brain-eating parasite.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced new proposals Thursday designed to keep police officers safer while working protests or riots.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Thursday he is lifting more of the restrictions placed on businesses during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, allowing many businesses in most areas of the state to expand capacity. Bars, however, are still not permitted to reopen, the governor said.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Thursday he is lifting more of the restrictions placed on businesses during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, allowing many businesses in most areas of the state to expand capacity. Bars, however, are still not permitted to reopen, the governor said.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday proposed to yank future ability to annex — and let residents who’ve been recently annexed depart — from cities that “defund” the police. At a news conference, the Republican governor said 35,000 people have signed his “Texas Back the Blue Pledge,” which highlights a few cities’ rethinking of their police budgets. Democrats, though, accused…

Gov. Greg Abbott shares an update on the state’s ongoing response to Hurricane Laura, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday evening as a Category 4 hurricane with catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds, heavy rain, river flooding, and flash flooding throughout Southeast Texas. 

Mass evacuations along the Texas coast as Hurricane Laura approached Tuesday unfolded with the pandemic also a concern of residents and emergency officials, who urged families to hunker down in hotels instead of shelters and loaded disinfectants onto buses that shuttled families inland to safety.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says President Donald Trump has approved federal emergency aid to supplement Texas’ state and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the area affected by Tropical Storms Marco and Laura.

Today’s weather will feature sunny and dry weather with a high in the mid 90s. A chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms arrives Wednesday thanks to an upper low nearby.

The Texas Workforce Commission has applied for an additional federal unemployment benefit that would give qualifying Texans an additional $300 per week. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made the announcement Thursday morning, saying the TWC had requested funds being made available through President Donald Trump’s Lost Wage Assistance Executive Order. Trump’s Executive Order provides $300 a week in additional unemployment payments…