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

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Greg Abbott rebukes question about "blame" as 161 missing after Texas flood

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Gov. Greg Abbott Rants About Football, ‘Losers’ When Asked Who To Blame For Texas Floods

Local leaders have expressed the need for a formal flood warning system for a long time.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders lawmakers to consider redistricting as GOP seeks midterm advantage

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says at least 161 people are still missing after the state's catastrophic floods

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Texas Is Grieving, so Where Is Greg Abbott and Why Is Dan Patrick Acting in His Place?

A devastating flood is making national news, prompting people to wonder why Dan Patrick is acting governor of Texas while Greg Abbott is away.

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Abbott invokes a football metaphor in Texas flood response

Following an aerial tour of the area, Abbott told reporters that blame-seeking was “the word choice of losers.” The governor then turned to that most cherished Texas unifier, football, likening emergency responders to a football team faced with a setback.

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Unpacking claim Greg Abbott said he'd deport God if he 'came into Texas illegally'

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

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Governor Abbott Outlines Texas' Comprehensive Response to Flooding Crisis in Austin Press Conference

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.

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Governor Greg Abbott And TX Emergency Chief Kidd Asked Point Blank: 'Why Was Evacuation Orders...

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd were asked about the response to deadly flash flooding during a press briefing in Kerrville, Texas.

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'Let's Pray': Texas Governor Greg Abbott Stops Press Conference To Comfort Flood Victims In Kerr County

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

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Texas Governor Slams People Looking for Answers on Deadly Flood as ‘Losers’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott compared those asking who was to blame for the deadly flood in Kerr County last weekend to a losing football team.During a press conference Tuesday afternoon in which Abbott said 110 people were confirmed dead and 161 were still missing,

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Gov. Abbott Jabs Those Asking ‘Who’s to Blame’ for Texas Tragedy: That’s the ‘Word Choice of Losers’

"You ask, I'm going to use your words, 'Who's to blame?' Know this: that's the word choice of losers," Greg Abbott told reporters Tuesday The post Gov. Abbott Jabs Those Asking ‘Who’s to Blame’ for Texas Tragedy: That’s the ‘Word Choice of Losers’ first appeared on Mediaite.