Around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott held a live press conference detailing how Texas management and emergency departments plan to prepare for the expected severe weather this weekend.

AUSTIN - Texas Governor Greg Abbott is scheduled to receive a briefing and hold a press conference on Texas' ongoing response to severe winter weather impacting the state.

Governor Abbott and other Texas leaders are giving an update Thursday on the state's response to severe winter weather.

Gov. Greg Abbott is demands that Cy-Fair ISD cancel an Islamic Games event planned for October at Bridgeland High School, citing ties with the Council of American-Islamic Relations of New Jersey.

Abbott raised almost $23 million from July through December, while his leading Democratic challenger, state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, brought in $1.3 million in the last 10 weeks of 2025.