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Texas flood underscores flaws in local emergency preparedness

The first Legislative hearing into the July Fourth floods revealed gaps in training and communications. It also countered ...

Leaders of Texas town hit by floods frustrated over lack of answers from top emergency official

Officials in Ingram, Texas, which was hit hard by the July 4 floods, have urgent questions for their county’s emergency ...

FEMA head who resigned after Texas floods will return to Philadelphia Fire Department

Ken Pagurek, a longtime Philadelphia firefighter who served as chief of FEMA’s search and rescue branch for the past year, ...

Texas flooding: Gov. Greg Abbott calls special legislative session for flood emergency planning

"We must ensure better preparation in the future," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement posted on social media.

Texas flood survivors offer mixed reviews of FEMA as the agency awaits uncertain future

As contaminated Guadalupe River water receded following the deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas, this month, residents ...

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

Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...