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Texas special session week 1: THC, redistricting, flood response
Lawmakers held hearings in Austin on some of the highest-profile items on the agenda, including flood response, redistricting ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
'24 hours too late': Fmr. FEMA official says Trump admin delays “cost lives” during Texas floods
Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, ...
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 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 ...