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President Trump pushes controversial redistricting plan in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott adds to special session agenda
Redistricting is one of 18 items on the agenda during the Texas legislative special session that begins July 21.
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 ...
Greg Abbott rebukes question about "blame" as 161 missing after Texas flood
Four days have passed since anyone was found alive in the aftermath of the floods in Kerr County, Texas, officials said ...
Gov. Greg Abbott vows to find "every missing person" as death toll in Central Texas floods tops 100
As search efforts entered their fifth day in the devastating Central Texas floods, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to find "every ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders lawmakers to consider redistricting as GOP seeks midterm advantage
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday directed lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map as part of a special session ...
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.
Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand
Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new ...
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 declaration following recent, historically catastrophic Texas Hill Country ...