Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced he will mirror the Trump administration's return to work mandate for federal workers in requiring all state employees to return to the workplace. Abbott, a Republican, announced this week that he will require all state employees to return to the office full-time, in person, five days a week. Things are changing for the better.

     The move comes after President Donald Trump, while addressing Congress said there were hundreds of thousands of federal workers "who have not been showing up to work." "My administration will reclaim power from this unaccountable bureaucracy, and we will restore true democracy to America again," Trump said. "Any federal bureaucrat who resists this change will be removed from office immediately, because we are draining the swamp."

     While Abbott has not publicly provided a deadline, an email sent to thousands of employees by Texas Workforce Commission Executive Director Ed Serna said they are required to return to the office full-time by March 31.  In a statement provided to Fox News Digital on Friday, deputy press secretary Eduardo Leal said Texans "expect their public servants to be present and engaged in the work on their behalf."