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Texas lawmakers confront flood response failures

Texas lawmakers could have funded better emergency response systems — but they didn’t

Texas Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd said at a news conference that the forecast from the National Weather Service “did not predict the amount of rain that we saw.”

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Poor coordination hampered flood response, Texas official tells lawmakers

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State lawmakers begin laying out plans to improve disaster response, preparedness after deadly flooding across Texas

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Officials pass on pointing fingers after Texas floods

The deadly July 4 flash floods in Texas have prompted a lot of questions and soul-searching: about the failures of early-warning systems, the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Servic...

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

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BLOG: Texas lawmakers hearing reveals lack of flood disaster preparedness

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In the spotlight after floods, Texas lawmakers eye disaster plans amid FEMA uncertainty

The Legislature will look at proposals for emergency preparedness in a special session that was already planned over hemp laws. A bill to help build emergency systems failed in the spring.

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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 warning system on the Guadalupe River.

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Live updates: Texas lawmakers hear from state agencies, emergency managers on Central Texas floods

A bipartisan panel of Texas House and Senate lawmakers were scheduled to hear from at least 17 state and local leaders during a July 23 hearing about the state’s response to the July 4-5 flooding in Central Texas.

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FEMA leader won't say if agency will exist in the future

The head of FEMA offered no guarantees about the agency’s survival during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. He also defended the Trump administration's response to deadly floods in Texas.

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July 4 wasn't the first time Texas campers drowned in floods. It should be the last. | Editorial

Dozens of girls were killed in the July 4 floods at the height of summer camp season. Who should have known better?

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Texas special legislative session: How you can follow and participate in the process

Texas lawmakers start a 30-day special session July 21. They will tackle consumable THC, flood dangers, redistricting, abortion pills and other conservative priorities.