Giving Thanks in Texas

With its focus on family, friendship, good food, football, and being grateful because you’ve been blessed, Thanksgiving is a very Texas holiday, and we thought we would share with you some of the Thanksgiving messages from the elected officials and leaders across the state. 

From the entire team here at Breitbart Texas, we are grateful for your support as we celebrate our first Thanksgiving since launching this site, and we wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Senator John Cornyn volunteered with the annual Raul Jimenez Dinner in San Antonio:

.@johncornyn picking turkeys for 35th Annual Raul @JimenezDinner. 550 turkeys on the menu for San Antonians in need pic.twitter.com/zB271Y9Hco

— jessica sandlin (@jessicasand) November 26, 2014

Senator Ted Cruz is thankful for the Americans who paved the way for us to enjoy the freedoms we have today:

“Today we give thanks for the miracle of freedom.
 
 
 
 
 

Attorney General and Governor-elect Greg Abbott thanks Texans for supporting him as he prepares to be the state’s next Governor, via this message on Facebook:

Lieutenant Governor-elect Dan Patrick wants to know why you are thankful for Texas in this Facebook post:

Supreme Court Justice Don Willett is known for displaying his trademark wit on Twitter, and Thanksgiving is no exception:

God.Got.Game.#HappyThanksgiving pic.twitter.com/lYirbAhgdv

— Justice Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) November 27, 2014

Texas Thanksgiving–• RT if you’re thankful you were born a Texan.• Fav if you got here “quick as you could.” pic.twitter.com/zVQiHU9BTv

— Justice Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) November 27, 2014

Austin Chief of Police Art Acevedo was thankful that the Ferguson protests earlier in the week remained nonviolent in Austin:

On this Thanksgiving Tuesday, I give thanks for leading men & women of @Austin_Police & serving a community that exercises First Amendment.

— Chief Art Acevedo (@ArtAcevedo) November 26, 2014

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