Texas, Greg Abbott and flooding
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Well, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was confronted directly by a reporter who asked him who was to blame for the tragedy, and his comments are going viral:
The claim spread widely on social media after the floods that devastated the Lone Star State in early July 2025.
The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC News analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data, satellite imagery and risk modeling.
During an interview with Fox News Monday afternoon, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said that he and Gov. Greg Abbott agreed that the state should erect sirens along the Guadalupe River.
Abbott's comments appeared to put him on the side of new development limits, surely for additional flood-control protections, in a city where the issue has been politically challenging for decades.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) pushed back against a football analogy made by Gov. Greg Abbott yesterday, saying the catastrophic flooding in the state and the regio
During a Kerrville roundtable event, a reporter asked President Trump about comments from upset families who said that alerts did not go out in time and could have saved lives. President Trump responded that "only a very evil person would ask a question like that,
Gov. Abbott has added new items to the Legislature's special session agenda stemming from recent flooding events. Here's what to know.