According to Politico, federal officials could relocate the agency here and tap Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd to lead it.

Texas lawmakers are scrutinizing the state’s emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was complementary to Tom Green County's emergency response to the deadly Fourth of July floods.

The number of people missing in the Kerrville area due to the Fourth of July floods has been reduced to 97, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said during a news conference on Monday.

The number of people missing in the Kerrville area due to the Fourth of July floods has been reduced to 97, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said during a news conference on Monday.

A proposal to create a statewide system connecting emergency personnel and agencies is among several bills that target problems exposed in 2024.

Texas officials are urging people to stay prepared — and not panic — ahead of Beryl.

Texas and the federal government will begin assessing the damage caused by a series of storms that battered rural East Texas and the Houston area with rain last week.

Abbott confirmed three deaths from the storms, none were recorded from flooded areas.

A special legislative committee is investigating what caused the Smokehouse Creek fire, the largest in state history.

A cluster of wildfires is scorching the Texas Panhandle.

A cluster of wildfires is scorching the Texas Panhandle.

Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders say Texans should protect their homes and vehicles as large portions of the state will experience dangerously cold temperatures.

Gov. Greg Abbott is holding a news conference on Wednesday morning ahead of the hard freeze that’s expected to hit Texas on Thursday afternoon.

The declaration covers 23 counties across the state and comes after some saw more than 10 inches of rainfall Monday.

The lack of available nurses has driven up salaries and created a heated, competitive job market as thousands of positions remain open throughout Texas.

Gov. Greg Abbott met with Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, law enforcement, state and local officials to discuss border security Saturday afternoon in Del Rio.

Gov. Greg Abbott is meeting with sheriffs from multiple communities to discuss border security Saturday afternoon at the Texas State Capitol.

Gov. Greg Abbott will host a Border Security Summit on Thursday in Del Rio.

The winter storm that left dozens of Texans dead, millions without power and nearly 15 million with water issues could be the costliest disaster in state history, potentially exceeding the $125 billion in damage from Hurricane Harvey. Last week’s winter storm impacted every region of the state, a reason why experts and officials are discussing the possibility of damage and cost exceeding those from Hurricane Harvey. Kidd said he expects the state to be reimbursed for 75% of its expenses by the federal government. Back then, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar told lawmakers how much money they’d have to spend on a state budget for the next two years. And he announced his support for legislation that “prohibits cities and counties from banning natural gas appliances.”AdThen last week’s winter storm hit.

Greg Abbott on Monday will provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Texas. Abbott is expected to speak during a press conference at noon at the Arlington Expo Center, one of the state’s mass COVID-19 vaccination sites. Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt and Texas Health Resources CEO Barclay E. Berdan will also be in attendance. The City of San Antonio will begin administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to those who are eligible starting this week at the Alamodome. Click here to see the state’s Week 5 vaccine allocations.

Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference where he provided an update to Texas' response to COVID-19, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Greg Abbott is slated to give an update on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine across the state as infections and hospitalizations continue to rise. Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd and Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt will also attend the briefing. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 14,805 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 252 more fatalities on Wednesday, signaling a potentially dark winter even with this week’s first deployment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. With 9,528 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Texas, intensive care units in some regions were at or near full capacity, according to the department.

Greg Abbott on Thursday will hold a news conference to discuss the distribution of bamlanivimab, the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, in Texas. The governor is expected to speak at 1 p.m. in Lubbock, alongside Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt, Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, and University of Texas System Executive Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs John Zerwas. A study of it in hospitalized patients was stopped when independent monitors saw the drug did not seem to be helping in that situation. Government treatment guidelines also back using dexamethasone and other steroids for certain severely ill, hospitalized patients. Abbott’s update comes as Texas accelerates toward 8,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, which hasn’t been seen since the summer outbreak.

TEXAS – Texas Gov. Abbott, with other state and local officials, spoke from Lake Jackson, where the naegleria fowleri microbe was found. Officials have determined the amoeba was only found in Lake Jackson water, but the process to fix it will take 60 days. Officials will increase the amount of chlorine in the water system to kill all remnants of the virus. Crews will also thoroughly inspect the water system to see if unfiltered water is making its way into the water system.

SAN ANTONIO The states tally of Texans hospitalized due to COVID-19 dropped below 5,000 for the first time since June. During that month, the Texas Department of State Health reported hospitalizations had surpassed 10,000. 124 new COVID-19 cases in San Antonio, Bexar CountyMore than 385,000 residents were told to flee Beaumont, Galveston and Port Arthur, and more than 1,450 evacuees have arrived in San Antonio. The state and local governments are fully aware that theyre dealing with a pandemic while theyre responding to Hurricane Laura, Gov. Greg Abbott adds 36 counties to disaster declaration ahead of Hurricane Laura

Greg Abbott will head to Beaumont on Tuesday to deliver an update on the states COVID-19 response. Abbotts update will come a day after he said coronavirus testing will ramp up again, as students head back to school. The states rolling positivity rate stands at nearly 20 percent, which is nearly doubled from over a week ago. The state has recorded 490,817 cases and 8,490 deaths, according to the states Health and Human Services dashboard. A total of 31 new deaths were recorded Monday alone.

SAN ANTNIO Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will travel to San Antonio on Tuesday for a briefing on personal protective equipment supply in Texas. Texas has confirmed 430,485 coronavirus cases and 6,837 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic. On Saturday, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported 9,539 news cases of COVID-19 and another 268 deaths. Greg Abbott says school districts should decide when, how to reopen

Greg Abbott on Tuesday will visit a Texas Division of Emergency Management warehouse in San Antonio to receive an update on the state's supply of personal protective equipment. He'll be joined by Nim Kidd, the chief of the state's emergency management division. Later Tuesday, Abbott will travel to McAllen to receive a briefing on the opening of the McAllen Convention Center as a health care facility. South Texas has been hot spot for the virus in recent weeks. The San Antonio event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Our livestream feed is courtesy KXAS in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Greg Abbott will visit South Texas on Tuesday to address the region's need for more hospital capacity to treat patients with COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The event follows a morning stop in San Antonio where Abbott provided updates on the state's supply of personal protective equipment and how schools should reopen. Since July 20, when Texas passed 4,000 deaths, some Rio Grande Valley counties have seen significant increases in the number of people dying from COVID-19. In Texas, Hispanic people are the most likely to lack health coverage, making up 61% of the uninsured but only 40% of the population, according to figures used by the Texas Medical Association. Disclosure: Texas Medical Association has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors.

Greg Abbott will travel to Corpus Christi and Weslaco on Tuesday to survey damage brought on by Hurricane Hanna over the weekend. He will speak at the Texas Department of Public Safety Headquarters in Weslaco. Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd will also be in attendance, according to a news release. On Sunday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved an emergency declaration that will provide federal aid. It knocked out power for tens of thousands on residents throughout South Texas into Monday evening, according to the Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO During an ever-changing pandemic, there is a constant race to weed out faulty personal protective equipment that ends up in our medical system. Last month, KSAT shared an investigation done by nonprofit consumer watchdog ProPublica, which revealed a Silicon Valley investor was paying workers to repackage non-medical KN95 masks to sell to Texas emergency workers. Thankfully, those masks were denied by a San Antonio team with a lifesaving job. We went to our higher (education) and university systems to make sure that what we were buying was, in fact, quality masks, Kidd said. As the pandemic rages on, PPE will continue to come into the South Texas region from multiple places, and the San Antonio TDEM team will continue to process it before it is handed out.

The number of people hospitalized for the new coronavirus has climbed recently in Texas. On Monday, the state reported that there are 2,326 patients with positive tests who are hospitalized a new high for the state. Greg Abbott has said theres no real need to ratchet back the opening of businesses in the state, citing the states hospital capacity. On Tuesday, hes holding a news conference to provide an update on hospital capacity. Disclosure: The University of Texas System has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors.