Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced SNAP replacement benefits extensions following the Texas floods through August 18. “The State of Texas continues to support Texans impacted by the recent catastrophic flooding so they can care for themselves and their families,

The severity of the flash flooding that killed more than 130 people in Texas's Hill Country was difficult to predict, officials said Wednesday.

Shelters in Central Texas are still searching and helping animals who have been displaced since the catastrophic flooding.

AUSTIN, Texas - The first of several legislative hearings into the Fourth of July flooding took place on Wednesday. The hearing involved a rare joint meeting of House and Senate committees that are trying to determine how to improve disaster planning and response.

The flash floods that killed at least 135 people in Texas' Hill Country was the main topic during the opening of a special legislative session in the state on Monday.

Abbott has tasked lawmakers with redrawing congressional districts mid-decade. The move follows a U.S. Department of Justice letter to state leaders that said three Houston districts and a Fort Worth area district are “unconstitutional ‘coalition districts’” because they’re racially drawn.

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Fire Chief Joel G. Baker has been accused of denying the deployment of Austin firefighters to help in Kerrville following the recent devastating flooding.

The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding — because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.