Governor Greg Abbott

Governor Greg Abbott on Monday issued a Proclamation extending the early voting period for the November 3rd Election by nearly a week. Under this proclamation, early voting by personal appearance will begin on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, and continue through Friday, October 30, 2020.

In a statement Monday, Gov. Abbott announced that passing the STAAR test would not be a requirement to move on to the next grade for 5th and 8th graders.

On Wednesday, July 22nd, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement after Tesla announced the construction of Gigafactory Texas in Travis County.

On Thursday, May 21st, Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order terminating air travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"People are starting to get back in the habit of going out, and I think that's good. It's not a lightswitch kind of thing. I don't think we thought it would be, and I think we know it was not. You know, it's more of a gradual rebuild," Pope said.

The City of Lubbock's Health Department has only confirmed 12 new cases over the last 4-day period (April 25 - April 28), and 3 new deaths.

On Tuesday, March 17th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott activated the Texas National Guard to be prepared to assist with response efforts for COVID-19.