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Texas emergency alert bill faces renewed scrutiny after deadly floods

House Bill 13, supported by Texas legislators across party lines, proposed the creation of a government council to develop an emergency response plan and administer a grant program focused on

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Texas officials deflect mounting questions about response to deadly flood

Texas officials deflect mounting questions about response to deadly flood – Nation and World News | West Hawaii Today

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Local Texas officials spent years discussing potential flood warning system

Local Texas officials spent years discussing potential flood warning system For nearly a decade, flooding concerns have been raised at public meetings in Kerr County, Texas. July

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Texas Governor Sets Hemp Regulation Agenda For Legislature’s Special Session After Vetoing All-Out Ban

About two weeks after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) vetoed a bill that would have put a statewide ban on consumable hemp products with any traces of THC, the governor on Wednesday announced that two specific hemp-related issues will be on the agenda for a special legislative session set to begin later this month.

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Texas to consider redrawing congressional maps during special legislative session

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that tackling redrawing the state's congressional maps would be part of an special legislative session later this summer as Republicans seek to hold on to their narrow U.S. House majority in next year's midterm elections.

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Floods, abortion and THC: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces packed special session agenda

Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his official proclamation announcing a special legislative session. Texas lawmakers will be back in Austin starting on July 21. The session, which originally looked like it would focus on regulating THC,

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Gov. Abbott wants an investigation into Texas flooding — but with a caveat

Gov. Greg Abbott made clear he expects the Texas Legislature to investigate every aspect of the flooding in the Texas Hill Country — with a big exception.

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Death toll from catastrophic Texas flooding climbs to 120 as search for missing enters seventh day

Authorities confirmed Wednesday that 120 people have died in the central Texas floods. Follow for live updates.

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Sirens, gauges and flood prevention: What the Texas Legislature could do in response to Hill Country disaster

Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to add flood response to the agenda for the July 21 special session, with an expected focus on ...

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Texas legislature first implemented cloud seeding in 1950s

In the wake of the historic July 4 flash floods in the Hill Country, several online pundits and others are claiming that the ...

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Texas Democrats running for U.S. Senate focus their campaigns on Trump, messages against political corruption

According to a poll released by the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin last month, 17 percent of Texans said political ...

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Inside the negotiations on Trump’s GOP megabill, from the Lubbock lawmaker whose name is on the legislation

The House budget chair and lead sponsor of the GOP tax and spending bill recounts the months of negotiations needed to unite ...

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Federal leaders spar on NWS flood warning response, pose safety review after Texas disaster

In the aftermath of deadly Hill Country flooding, Texas’ junior U.S. Senator is defending the National Weather Service, as ...

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