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Texas flooding: Gov. Greg Abbott calls special legislative session for flood emergency planning
"We must ensure better preparation in the future," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement posted on social media.
Unpacking claim Greg Abbott said he'd deport God if he 'came into Texas illegally'
The claim spread widely on social media after the floods that devastated the Lone Star State in early July 2025.
Greg Abbott adds anti-trans bathroom bill into Texas flood relief special session
S hortly after one of the most conservative legislative sessions in Texas history, Gov. Greg Abbott decided that he was ...
Texas is one of FEMA's biggest users. Greg Abbott is helping Trump cut it
The governor was quick to request federal assistance last week after devastating floods hit the Texas Hill Country.
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Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved.
Gov. Greg Abbott was initially resistant to the plan pushed by President Donald Trump’s political team to pick up new GOP ...
2 still missing in Kerr County after woman's body is found by searchers, Gov. Abbott says
Search efforts in Kerr County have reduced the missing count to two after July Fourth floods, with one young girl and an ...
Texas lawmakers to revive bill expanding legal defense for trafficking victims after Abbott veto
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the bill and put it on the special session agenda, saying he wants a narrower version.
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Texas Legislature begins mid-decade redistricting under pressure from Trump, Abbott
President Donald Trump is seeking to pick up at least four, potentially five, Texas congressional seats for Republicans in a ...