News

At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame

At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency ...

FEMA moved quickly to help Texas. These other states waited months.

Several states and two Native American tribes waited months for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical ...

Poor coordination hampered flood response, Texas official tells lawmakers

Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management and representatives from the Upper Guadalupe River Authority ...

Lawmakers file more than a dozen bills addressing floods, emergency response

Response to the Hill Country floods is the top priority for a special session of the Texas Legislature. Lawmakers have ...

What has been proposed at the Texas special legislative session on flooding crisis

The flash floods that killed at least 135 people in Texas' Hill Country was the main topic during the opening of a special ...
OzarksFirst.com3d

FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared

FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

Just 3 people still missing after Texas flooding

Just three people remain missing — down from nearly 100 at last count — since the Texas Hill Country was pounded by massive ...

Texas Lawmakers Investigate Flash Floods as Death Toll Hits 137

(Reuters) -Texas state lawmakers met during a special session on Wednesday, to address for the first time the deadly flash floods that hit the Texas Hill Country this month, killing at least 137 ...