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Texas Gov. Abbott calls for redrawing congressional map ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is directing state lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map at a special legislative session later this month.

Roll Call · Jul 10, 2025

Hundreds gather at high school stadium to honor the many lost to Texas deadly floods

Several hundred people have gathered for a worship ceremony at a high school stadium in Texas

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

As Texas floodwaters recede, lawmakers grapple with emergency preparedness

County officials had pressed the state for flood warning systems for nearly a decade but without luck.

Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2025

Greg Abbott gives bizarre football analogy when asked who is to blame for deaths in Texas floods

Watch as Greg Abbott delivers a strange football analogy when he is questioned over who is to blame for the death toll in the Texas floods, which currently stands at over 100.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Country singer Pat Green confirms ‘multiple family members’ died in Texas flooding

In Kerr County alone, 94 victims, roughly a third of whom are children, have been recovered as of Tuesday – at least 161 people remain unaccounted for, say officials

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Searchers in helicopters and on horseback scour Texas flood debris for the missing

The search is continuing for more than 160 people believed to be missing in Texas days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.”

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

As Guadalupe River flows calm, evidence of its destructive force remains

Hill Country residents and volunteers on Tuesday continued picking up the pieces that the deadly waterway left behind days earlier.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 9, 2025

Ted Cruz was overseas again when disaster hit Texas - but his team claims he ‘promptly’ booked a flight home this time

Senator Ted Cruz’s team said he returned to Texas ‘as fast as humanly possible’

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025

Texas Flash Flood at Camp Mystic: Rescue Efforts, Death Toll, and Will Trump Visit?

Catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic claims 82 lives, with 10 girls still missing. Urge better flood protections now.

International Business Times UK · Jul 7, 2025