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‘Nothing could prepare you’: Mom reunites with sons who survived Texas flooding
Keli Rabon’s two sons, Braeden and Brock Davis, escaped floodwaters which overtook their cabins at Camp La Junta in Hart, ...
Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene
Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were ...
Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding
Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars ...
"It's preparedness": Officials across Minnesota meeting to discuss lessons from Texas flooding
Emergency managers in the Northland on Tuesday met with the National Weather Service to strengthen their working ...
How Texas' land rules allowed camps to operate in flood-prone areas
The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more ...
Discovery of Victims Slows Nearly a Week After the Texas Floods
In Kerr County, the hardest-hit region, officials said the number of missing remained unchanged, at 161, since Tuesday. The ...
Gov. Greg Abbott adds flood response, disaster readiness to special session after deadly Central Texas floods
The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.
After Texas flood, elected leaders say cuts to FEMA, NOAA could affect weather response
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...
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Texas House and Senate create select committees to investigate disaster prep and flooding
The Texas House and Senate will appoint a nine-person select committee to look at disaster preparedness and the recent ...
A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood ...
Federal budget cuts not solely to blame for Texas flood preparedness issues, says expert
As the storm system intensified overnight, rainfall totals surged beyond predictions, overwhelming the area’s rivers, creeks, ...