The governor eventually agreed to include redistricting on his special session agenda after discussing the matter with the president on a phone call.

Only one girl from Camp Mystic and one adult male remain missing more than two weeks after the deadly Hill Country floods, Gov. Greg Abbott said on social media Tuesday.

Search efforts in Kerr County have reduced the missing count to two after July Fourth floods, with one young girl and an adult man still unaccounted for.

The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs unanimously passed Senate Bill 5 Tuesday afternoon. The bill aims to ban the sale of consumable hemp products containing THC, the compound in marijuana causing a “high.

"We must ensure better preparation in the future," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement posted on social media.

"Texas is grateful for the outpouring of support," the governor said on Tuesday, as recovery efforts continue.

Abbott warned on Thursday it expects more than $1 billion in financial headwinds this year from a sharp decline in COVID-19 testing demand, new U.S. tariffs, and the government's foreign aid freeze. Its shares were down nearly 9% as the medical device giant also forecast third-quarter profit below estimates.

Governor Abbott announces 2025 Texas Women’s Hall of Fame inductees, including pioneers in space, law, and business.

US Surgeon General nominee Casey Means — whom Trump tapped for the role in May — is co-founder of Levels Health Inc., which uses data from continuous glucose monitors like Abbott’s to help people track their blood sugar levels.

President Donald Trump is seeking to pick up at least four, potentially five, Texas congressional seats for Republicans in a midterm election cycle that ordinarily would favor the Democrats. Gov. Greg Abbott has obliged Trump by adding redistricting to a crowded special session that also includes disaster recovery and preparedness.