Big wigs at the Governor's Mansion this week: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott chewed the fat with Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, the two big shots exchanged thoughts on beefing up the economic ties between the Texas State and the Balkan Republic. In what marked Osmani's first powwow in Texas and with Abbott, the pair paraded mutual interests that crossed oceans and continents.

The tête-à-tête revolved around shared cultural values like deep-seated economic freedom, tough democratic principles, and ironclad rule of law, both sides pushing the idea that these were the backbone to their prosperity, the Governor hyping up Texas's business cred by touting “reasonable regulations, low taxes, and unmatched business-friendly policies” as the magic sauce attracting companies globally, according to the Office of the Texas Governor.

On the docket was also a heavy emphasis on ratcheting up foreign direct investments between the U.S. and Kosovo, the big cheeses nodded to how critical this cash flow was for the two places and how it was a linchpin for their national security interest.

The meet-and-greet wrapped up with Abbott doling out a proclamation, tipping a ten-gallon hat to Kosovo's Independence Day and the hefty mark made by American-Albanians in Texas landscape, noting the "innumerable contributions" made by this community, as the Kosovo President took a little piece of Texas home, as per the Office of the Texas Governor.