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Texas Legislature to consider flood measures in special session
Texas lawmakers will start working on their response to the state’s deadly flooding when they meet later this month in a ...
Texas Officials Did Not Use Technology That Would Have Sent Lifesaving Messages amid Flooding Tragedy: Report
A new report has found that officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use technology that would have sent lifesaving emergency ...
Texas NWS office had no warning coordination meteorologist during the flood. Did it make a difference?
On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in ...
Kristi Noem Under Fire As FEMA Officials Blast Her Texas Flood Response
The Department of Homeland Security says it's making FEMA less "bloated." Opponents say that cost people their lives in Texas ...
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Gov. Abbott Mobilizes Over 2,200 Personnel for Texas Flood Relief, Mental Health and Financial Support Measures Announced
Governor Abbott updates on Texas flood response with over 2,200 personnel deployed and various assistance measures in place.
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Kristi Noem Laughs Off Criticism of Her Texas Flood Response
FEMA officials say Noem took days to sign off on the deployment of resources to assist with the search and recovery efforts.
As questions mount over Texas floods, a key decision-maker remains silent
Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what ...
Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding
Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, ...
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Carnation Raises Alarm Over Silent Dam Sirens Amid Texas Flood Catastrophe, Demands Reliable Early Warning System
Concerns arise in Carnation, TX over the inactive early warning siren for Tolt Dam, despite Seattle Public Utilities' ...
Animal Rescue Finds 5 Lost Cats Who Survived Texas Floods and Reunites Pets with Their Families
Austin Pets Alive! and Kerrville Pets Alive! rescued and reunited five cats with their families, after the pets got separated ...
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Texas officials face scrutiny over response to deadly flooding
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, discuss the ongoing search and rescue efforts after recent flooding along the Guadalupe River during a press ...
Budget limits at DHS delayed FEMA’s Texas deployment, officials say
FEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi ...