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.

The claim spread widely on social media after the floods that devastated the Lone Star State in early July 2025.

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,

L UBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) -On Wednesday morning, Governor Greg Abbott today ordered Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff to honor those who lost their lives due to the devastating floods that impacted Texas over the July 4th holiday weekend.

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, who stands to lose political trust and standing if found in part responsible for the state's failed flood warnings, called those investigating the response 'losers'

Governor Greg Abbott updates on Texas' response to severe flooding, highlighting ongoing dangers and state efforts, supported by a Major Disaster Declaration and the coordination of numerous agencies.

Governor Greg Abbott ordered all Texas flags to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday morning to honor those who lost their lives in the disastrous floods that impacted central Texas over the July 4th holiday weekend.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott stopped his press conference to comfort victims of flooding in Kerr County, Texas yesterday.

By Jane Ross, Rich McKay and Jonathan Allen KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday to at least 109,