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While Texas does have active weather modification programs, they are neither secret nor capable of controlling the weather. These programs, primarily focused on cloud seeding to enhance rainfall, are publicly regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation 4. Reports from the Government Accountability Office and state maps show these operations are conducted by state agencies or nonprofits, such as the South Texas Weather Modification Association 911. Scientists and government agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), have repeatedly stated that the technology to create or steer major weather events like hurricanes or floods does not exist 12. Claims of a secret large-scale atmospheric program (SLAP) have been debunked by atmospheric experts who found no chemical evidence of such operations 5. Historically, attempts to manipulate weather in Texas date back to 1891, but results were inconclusive 67. Modern cloud seeding has a limited impact, with research citing only a 0 to 20 percent increase in rainfall rather than total control 12. High-credibility fact-checkers have confirmed that specific events, such as the 2021 Texas freeze, were caused by natural atmospheric masses rather than human manipulation 3.