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Texas special session week 1: THC, redistricting, flood response

The first week of the Texas Legislature's special session is in the books. Lawmakers held hearings in Austin on some of the ...
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Live updates: Texas lawmakers hear from state agencies, emergency managers on Central Texas floods

A bipartisan panel of Texas House and Senate lawmakers were scheduled to hear from at least 17 state and local leaders during ...

Texas Floods: Gov. Abbott Thanks 26 States For Emergency Support

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed gratitude to 26 states that sent emergency teams and resources to help with flood recovery.

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 ...

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 ...