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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 ahead of the flash flooding incident,

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Texas lawmakers grill officials over response during deadly floods

City of Kerrville, TXTexas state lawmakers on Thursday held a special legislative session in Kerrville, the seat of the county hardest-hit by catastrophic flash flooding that killed at least 137 people last month,

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LIVE: State legislators question Kerr County officials about deadly July 4 flood response

KERRVILLE, Texas — State legislators are set to publicly question local officials for the first time since at least 137 people died in deadly July 4 floodwaters in Kerr County, with a hearing scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday that could finally provide answers about the emergency response.

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Disaster Chief Breaks Silence On Iffy Texas Flood Response

William “Dub” Thomas gave his first public remarks since devastating flooding hit Central Texas over the July 4 weekend.

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FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...

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Kerr County emergency officials were sleeping when flood hit July 4

State lawmakers are in the Hill Country community most impacted by the July 4 flooding gathering testimony for legislation to ...

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River official backtracks on Camp Mystic warnings at Texas flood hearing

The July 4 flood killed 27 campers and counselors at the all-girls Camp Mystic in Hunt. One camper remains missing. The ...

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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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Amid criticism, acting FEMA chief touts Texas flood response as model for nation

U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday pressed David Richardson, acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, about his ...

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Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...

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FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and ...

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