Gov. Greg Abbott is urging Texans to honor the victims of the Hamas attacks on Israel on the first anniversary Oct. 7. He declared Monday a statewide Day of Observance for Israel in Texas and asked residents to hold a moment of silence for the people of Israel and for the seven American who remain hostages .
Texas and U.S. flags are being flown at half-staff to honor those victims.
In a press release , Gov. Abbott said “the State of Texas will do everything in our power to support the Jewish people here in Texas and in their defense of their homeland.”
“I signed a law banning all Texas state agencies from engaging in business or investments with companies that boycott Israel, awarded $14 million in grants to bolster the security of houses of worship like synagogues, directed all Texas state agencies to refrain from purchasing goods produced in or exported from the Gaza Strip and from any organization or state actor with ties to Hamas, and established the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Committee,” he said.