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Gov. Greg Abbott activates state emergency response resources as new storms threaten flood-weary Texas
Forecasters warn that slow-moving storms could bring heavy downpours to already saturated areas, increasing the risk of flash ...
Alerts ignored: Texas floods echo tragedy of Hurricane Helene
Warnings predicted both Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.
Trump surveys deadly storm damage in Texas
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to Central Texas Friday, where they surveyed damage from the flooding, ...
A perfect storm of circumstances created a worst-case scenario for flooded Texas communities
In the early hours of Independence Day, rain pelted sleeping communities in central Texas. No one knew yet how devastating ...
Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms
A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...
Trump heads to Texas as flood tragedy deepens with new storms brewing, ongoing search for over 150 missing
As ominous storm clouds gather once more over Texas, the desperate search for more than 150 individuals still missing since the catastrophic July 4 floods has now stretched into its second week.
City of Crockett gets $500,000 grant to fund storm warning siren system
Officials says this project was made possible because of years of planning, persistent grant writing and a commitment to ...
How a confluence of extreme weather, geography and timing created Texas' flood disaster
Steep hills, shallow soils and a fault zone have made Hill Country, also called "flash flood alley," one of the state's most ...