Greg Abbott Moves to Rig Midterms Amid Texas Floods
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Texas lawmakers are entering a special session in 10 days, and Governor Greg Abbott has identified 18 agenda items to tackle. Brazos Valley Representative Paul Dyson sat down with KBTX to discuss his first legislative session and the upcoming special session.
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.
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As search efforts entered their fifth day in the devastating Central Texas floods, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to find "every single missing person," stressing that the mission will not end until all victims are accounted for amid a death toll that has surpassed 100.
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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.
The governor was quick to request federal assistance last week after devastating floods hit the Texas Hill Country.
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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.
Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and the U.S. prepares to impose blanket tariffs on trading partners.
In the Austin area, 12 people are still missing and 16 are known to have perished after rain swept away homes along rivers and creeks.