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Gov. Abbott tells Texans to heed warnings as flood threat grows
Earlier, Abbott announced that President Donald Trump approved his request to expand the federal government's disaster ...
Greg Abbott adds anti-trans bathroom bill into Texas flood relief special session
LGBTQ rights supporters gather at the Texas State Capitol to protest state Republican-led efforts to pass legislation that ...
Gov. Greg Abbott adds flood response, disaster readiness to special session after deadly Central Texas floods
The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.
Texas Gov. Abbott adds flood, redistricting to Legislature's special session agenda
Gov. Abbott has added new items to the Legislature's special session agenda stemming from recent flooding events. Here's what ...
Gov. Greg Abbott activates state emergency response resources as new storms threaten flood-weary Texas
Forecasters warn that slow-moving storms could bring heavy downpours to already saturated areas, increasing the risk of flash ...
Abbott invokes a football metaphor in Texas flood response
Following an aerial tour of the area, Abbott told reporters that blame-seeking was “the word choice of losers.” The governor ...
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Governor Greg Abbott Seeks Federal Disaster Aid for Texas Flood Victims in Three Additional Counties
Governor Abbott requests federal aid for Texas counties hit by floods, aiming to include them in a Major Disaster Declaration ...
Joe Scarborough says Abbott is ‘trying to hide behind Texas football’ in flood response
In the wake of the deadly floods, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott suggested that looking into who is to blame is “the word choice ...
Texas recovery efforts continue as Governor Abbott tours flood-hit Kerrville and Hunt
KERRVILLE, Texas - Governor Greg Abbott joined General Steven Nordhaus, Chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the ...
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FEMA needs 'improvements' on flood warnings: Texas Governor Abbott
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday (July 14) said FEMA needed "improvements" and said the state was working with the agency ...
Abbott says 3 people are still missing in Travis County after flooding
Gov. Greg Abbott toured the Sandy Creek area near Leander, where some residents had been stranded since flood waters heavily ...
Gov. Greg Abbott tours flood-ravaged Leander area, gives updates
At least 131 people died in the flash floods that devastated Central Texas over Fourth of July weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott said at a Monday news briefing. Seventeen of those deaths occurred across ...