 Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick issuing the disaster declaration for counties along the Texas Gulf Coast as Governor Abbott is out of country. We are going to be prepared for the worst. We have assets ready to deploy as soon as we know a better direction of where that storm has gone. Where Hurricane Beryl is exactly headed is still very much in question. KHOU meteorologist Chris Ramirez. More likely somewhere around Brownsville, South Padre Island. However, there's still some degree of uncertainty.