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Trump dismisses question about Texas flood warnings, calls response 'incredible'
President Donald Trump toured the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local ...
Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings
The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek ...
Gov. Abbott demands comprehensive overhaul of Texas flood warning systems as death toll rises
Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more ...
Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July
A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with ...
Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll climbs
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those ...
Nature gave warning of recent deadly disasters. Were the right people listening?
A week after the devastating Texas flooding, serious questions remain about what actions local leaders took after ominous ...
Warning sirens helped this small Texas community survive flooding
Officials at the Comfort Volunteer Fire Department triggered a flood warning siren last week when the Guadalupe River began ...
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 ...
Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows
At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed ...
A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps
Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended ...