Critics trash Gov. Greg Abbott over photo showing him handing out checks from Texas flood benefit concert

Online critics skewered Gov. Greg Abbott for tweeting out a photo of his appearance at an event where he handed out money raised at a benefit concert for Texas Flood victims. The concert in question was the Strait to the Heart benefit organized by country singer George Strait and Estancia Estates Founder Tom Cusick. Missing from Abbott's tweet is any indication that neither he nor the State of Texas had direct involvement in setting up the show or running the Vaqueros del Mar Texas Flood Relief Fund, which it benefitted. "There is nothing more powerful than Texans helping Texans," Abbott said on social media platform X. "Joined the Vaqueros del Mar Texas Flood Relief Fund again to present checks to more Kerrville residents impacted by the July 4th floods.