The governor was quick to request federal assistance last week after devastating floods hit the Texas Hill Country.

The claim spread widely on social media after the floods that devastated the Lone Star State in early July 2025.

The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.

More than one million Houstonians could have new congressional representation as early as next year under Gov. Greg Abbott's push to redraw the state's political maps.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday directed lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map as part of a special session that kicks off later this month, as the GOP seeks to retain its narrow US House majority after next year’s midterm elections.

Forecasters warn that slow-moving storms could bring heavy downpours to already saturated areas, increasing the risk of flash flooding.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott disgraced himself yesterday during a press conference on the recovery efforts surrounding devastating and tragic floods in his state. Abbott veered off of subject to trash his political opponents during an incredibly innapropriate rant,

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd were asked about the response to deadly flash flooding during a press briefing in Kerrville, Texas.