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Texan Stoicism Provides Comfort, and Excuses, After the Flood
Texans often draw on the idea of their own self-reliance during times of adversity. Gov. Greg Abbott has used it to deflect ...
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 council to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He criticized FEMA ...
Gov. Abbott demands comprehensive overhaul of Texas flood warning systems as death toll rises
Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more ...
Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll climbs
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those ...
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.
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'Let's Pray': Texas Governor Greg Abbott Stops Press Conference To Comfort Flood Victims In Kerr County
Texas Governor Greg Abbott stopped his press conference to comfort victims of flooding in Kerr County, Texas yesterday.
Criticism mounts after Abbott's 'tone-deaf' remarks on football team analogy
After his comments, many shared their criticism of Abbott on social media. Make Mindful Decisions posted on X, "That's ...
Epicenter of Texas floods hit with dangerous new flash flooding — just 9 days after 129 were killed
Texas was hammered with heavy rain again Sunday, just nine days after catastrophic flash floods left more than 120 people ...