Texas, Greg Abbott and flood
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott expands the disaster declaration to include four new counties due to severe flooding, seeking additional federal aid and offering various support measures for recovery.
While visiting flood-ravaged Hunt in Kerr County, Gov. Greg Abbott promised continued recovery efforts but was confronted by locals wanting more freedom to help their community. Some residents shared emotional stories of survival as search and recovery efforts continue. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat has more.
Four days have passed since anyone was found alive in the aftermath of the floods in Kerr County, Texas, officials said Tuesday.
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Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.
During a press conference on Tuesday, as hundreds of Texans were displaced and entire communities swamped by record-setting rains, Abbott was asked who's to blame. He responded, “That is the word choice of losers.”
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San Angelo Standard-Times on MSNGov. Greg Abbott visits San Angelo, praises flood response, promises continued recovery aidTexas Gov. Greg Abbott visited San Angelo to praise Tom Green County’s flood response, meet with officials and families, and promise continued recovery support.
Dozens gathered Sunday in front of the Texas Governor’s Mansion to kick off a week of protests and public comments against the Texas Legislature's special session. The group gathered to hear speakers address a range of issues that will be brought up in the special session including: the slated redistricting of the state's congressional seats;
While in Kerrville on Tuesday to survey deadly flood damage, Abbott, having swept away the question of accountability for failing to protect Texans from catastrophe as the stuff of losers, was quick to invoke this long-standing tradition of what it means to be a Texan during a time of crisis.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) suggested Tuesday that those looking to assign “blame” for the deadly flood in Kerr County last weekend might just have the mindset of “losers.”Abbott confirmed that more than 100 people died over the July Fourth holiday weekend,