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CNN on MSN · 1d

Hearing on deadly Texas floods reveals local officials missed emergency planning briefing

All key leading officials from the Texas county hardest hit by the July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 136 people were absent from an emergency briefing call held before the tragedy unfolded, questioning from state lawmakers on Thursday revealed.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 2d

Did July 4 floods catch top Kerr County emergency officials sleeping? Texas may get answers soon

So far, no evidence has shown that key county emergency officials with jurisdiction along the Guadalupe River were even awake when the Hill Country floods hit.

People on MSN · 2d

Texas Emergency Official Speaks Out amid Questions About His Whereabouts as Deadly Floods Hit

William B. Thomas IV, the Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator, made his first public comments about the flooding disaster during a joint hearing held by the Texas Senate and House’s select committees on disaster preparedness and flooding on Thursday, July 31.

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FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...

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FEMA under fire for 24-hour delay in sending search and rescue teams to deadly Texas floods

Republicans and Democrats in Congress questions the FEMA chief about the agency's response following flooding in Hill Country ...

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At House hearing, scrutiny of FEMA handling of Texas floods

House Republicans and Democrats sharply scrutinized the federal response to the Texas flooding disaster that killed at least ...

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After Central Texas floods, Austin urges FEMA to restore grant for stalled levee project

Austin officials are calling on FEMA to reinstate $50 million in flood resilience funding pulled by the Trump administration ...

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Cruz unveils radio bill expanding emergency weather communications after deadly Texas flash floods

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday introduced legislation seeking to modernize weather radio systems after deadly Texas ...

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Water supply emergency declared in Texas city

The City of Kerrville, Texas, activated its water conservation plan starting at midnight on Tuesday after the region ...

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Experts say Texas is ignoring root cause of deadly July floods: unregulated development

Our analysis of FEMA flood maps in the Austin area show many homes devastated by July floods were in high-risk areas. Experts ...

Kendall County Emergency Management Office to address post-flood recovery efforts in Tuesday news conference

The Kendall County Emergency Management Office is scheduled to host a news conference on Tuesday afternoon to announce what’s ...

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