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Greg Abbott: “The Nueces river, crested at 29ft and 3 inches, currently is…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Texas Gov. Abbott speaks after surveying flood damage

Published | Video Starts at 05:55

… game wardens, TxDOT, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Texas Emergency Task Force, as well as all first responders. During our meeting, it was reported by the mayor that at Cotulla, The Nueces river, crested at 29ft and 3 inches, currently is at about 25ft. So obviously it is reduced about 4ft already in the Cotulla area. We expect that to continue to decline. However, as I will explain later, there will be other places where it will continue to go up. (05:55–06:06)

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Asserts that the Nueces River crested at 29 feet 3 inches and is currently at about 25 feet.

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