Coverage of Texas flood events, emergency response, infrastructure, and the communities affected by rising waters.
Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management on Sept. 4 to request that Grimes, Live Oak and McMullen counties be added to President Donald J. Trump’s major disaster declaration following the July severe storms and flooding that hit communities across Texas.
President Donald J. Trump has approved a Major Disaster Declaration making federal public assistance available to 19 Texas counties damaged by July severe weather and flooding, Governor Greg Abbott announced Sept. 3.
Governor Greg Abbott activated state emergency response resources Monday and held a severe weather briefing at the Texas State Emergency Operations Center in Austin as a tropical system in the northern Gulf moved toward the Upper Texas Coast.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission received federal approval to extend the time SNAP recipients can apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed by July flooding, according to an Aug. 3 news release from HHSC.
LiftFund launched the 2026 Flood Rebuilding Grant Program, a $5 million fund offering grants of up to $50,000 to small businesses and nonprofits damaged in the July 2026 Hill Country floods, according to an Aug. 3 news release from the San Antonio-based nonprofit lender.
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Monday that federal officials approved an extension of the deadline for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to apply for replacement benefits for food lost during July’s severe weather and flooding, according to an Aug. 3 news release from the governor’s office.
When storms opened over the Texas Hill Country last week — nearly a year to the day after floodwaters killed more than 130 people along the Guadalupe River — camp leaders across the region said they were watching the sky with new tools and a hard-earned sense of urgency.
Governor Greg Abbott surveyed flood damage in Cotulla and directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to expand the state’s request for a federal Major Disaster Declaration to 30 counties following recent severe flooding along the Nueces River.
Gov. Greg Abbott surveyed flood-damaged communities by helicopter on July 20 and said Texas is moving from emergency response into cleanup and rebuilding after severe flooding struck large parts of the state last week.
Governor Greg Abbott's July 17 major disaster declaration for 28 flood-hit counties did more than unlock federal aid.