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Plans for flood warning system floundered before Hill Country floods, witnesses tell legislative flood committee

Lawmakers serving on special committees investigating deadly floods blasted a river authority for failing to build a flood ...

City Officials: SAFD Radios Not to Blame in Flood Response Communication Issues

Kidd responded by explaining that, at the state level, his team acts as the “alarm bell” when receiving information from the ...

What’s on the table as Texas scrambles to prevent future floods

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers are back in Austin for a special session, and they have just 30 days to tackle a list of ...

Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Committee meets for the first time, hearing from state officials

In response to the deadly floods in the Hill Country, lawmakers from both the House and Senate formed the Disaster ...
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Texas officials excavate flood response during public hearing

While search efforts continue for the few missing in the Texas Hill Country, state officials met to evaluate the response to ...
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Texas Emergency Management Chief Raises Disaster Communication Concerns with State Lawmakers

At a joint hearing of special legislative committees probing the deadly Hill Country floods, the state’s emergency management ...

Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says

Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...
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Redistricting, flood preparedness to take center stage as Texas Legislature’s special session begins

The Texas Capitol is buzzing as the legislative special session officially begins. Lawmakers were called back to Austin on ...

Texas floods could worsen housing market issues

The recent flash floods in central Texas impacted thousands of homes and laid bare the challenges facing local homeowners, ...