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Texas lawmakers will start working on their response to the state’s deadly flooding when they meet later this month in a special session. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) this week ordered the Legislature to consider a series of topics related to the storm, starting with improving and strengthening early warning systems and emergency communications.
Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what actions they took in the early hours of the disaster.
The Department of Homeland Security says it's making FEMA less "bloated." Opponents say that cost people their lives in Texas.
Governor Abbott updates on Texas flood response with over 2,200 personnel deployed and various assistance measures in place.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and the State Department begins laying employees.
When asked by a reporter about flood victim’s families’ concerns that alerts didn’t go out in time, Trump said
Texas Democratic Reps. Greg Casar and Jasmine Crockett have demanded details and documents from federal agencies tasked with tracking and responding to disasters following the devastating floods in Texas Hill Country,
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New York Magazine on MSNKristi Noem Laughs Off Criticism of Her Texas Flood ResponseFEMA officials say Noem took days to sign off on the deployment of resources to assist with the search and recovery efforts.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lashed out at CNN after it reported she delayed signing off on vital federal aid for areas of Texas devastated by flash flooding. Speaking to Fox News’ Fox & Friends,
More than 170 people are still believed to be missing a week after the forceful floodwater hit over the July Fourth weekend.