{"id":150430,"date":"2021-02-19T14:03:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=150430"},"modified":"2021-02-19T18:58:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T23:58:30","slug":"gov-abbott-our-priority-is-getting-food-water-to-texans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-our-priority-is-getting-food-water-to-texans\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Abbott: Our priority is getting food, water to Texans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-abbott-our-priority-is-getting-food-water-to-texans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=150430&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2375490\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375490\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2375490\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1213516943-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"AUSTIN, TX - MAY 18: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol on May 18, 2020 in Austin, Texas. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Photo by Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AUSTIN, TX \u2013 MAY 18: Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol on May 18, 2020 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:50 PM PT \u2013 Friday, February 19, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) said he\u2019s pooling resources to get food and water to residents. During a press conference on Friday, Abbott announced his office is working with local and federal agencies to set up water testing labs in order to bolster the state\u2019s clean water supply.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The State is working around the clock to address four immediate winter weather priorities:<\/p>\n<p>1. Restore power<br \/>2. Support local officials to restore water<br \/>3. Ensure access to food &amp; resources<br \/>4. Get refineries back online<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Us9lYpuTfj\">https:\/\/t.co\/Us9lYpuTfj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TLt7T0ZEVd\">pic.twitter.com\/TLt7T0ZEVd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAbbott\/status\/1362903509520306178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also vowed to cut regulations for truck drivers to help expedite food deliveries from farms to retail stores.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to reassure you that we are using every single tool at our disposal to make sure that your needs are going to be met,\u201d Abbott stated. \u201cThe truth is what we always know, and that is for decades, more than a century, Texans have faced enormous challenges, and we\u2019ve always overcome those challenges in the past and will do so again this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Abbott is urging residents who want to lend a helping hand to contact the Red Cross or www.feedingtexas.org to coordinate how to provide supplies to struggling Texans.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/houston-residents-wait-in-long-lines-for-safe-drinking-water\/\">Houston Residents Wait In Long Lines For Safe Drinking Water<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181248,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1213516943-655x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Gov. 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