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Hearings in Texas on flooding response and redistricting are underway as the special session continues
In Kerr County, officials question the response to deadly flooding. Feedback on redistricting across the state has been overwhelmingly against the proposal.
Local officials grilled over response to deadly Texas flooding
Emotions boiled over at a hearing on local officials’ response to the catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country on the 4th of July. One top official admitted to being out of town, while two others said they were asleep when the deadly floodwaters began to rise.
Texas flood hearing sparks outrage over emergency response
At a packed hearing in Kerrville, Texas, families demand answers after learning the emergency manager was asleep during the Fourth of July floods that killed more than 100 people.
Texas residents speak out after flood hearing reveals leaders unavailable during emergency
Kerr County's emergency manager testified at a hearing Thursday that he was sick and asleep when the deadly flash floods hit Central Texas on July 4, killing at least 135 people.
State of Texas: ‘You were nowhere to be found,’ Hearing reveals emergency leaders not available when deadly flood hit
Kerr County leaders are facing mounting scrutiny over their handling of the Fourth of July flooding. On Thursday, the questions came from state lawmakers who traveled to the flood zone for a special session hearing.
Former U.S. Senator and ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison discusses Central Texas flooding, foreign policy issues
Hutchison discusses the deadly flooding in Central Texas and foreign policy issues, including Iran, Russia's war with Ukraine ...
'Good morning from Texas Hill Country' | NC SBI K-9 teams continue Texas flood recovery efforts after one week
The SBI said its teams are continuing to work each day to find individuals who are still missing from the floods.
Texas Senate passes THC ban, bill now heads to Texas House
The Texas Senate has once again passed a bill that would enact a full ban on THC in hemp-derived consumables, setting up a ...
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Downpour Causes Flooding in Baytown, Texas
Forecasted heavy rainfall brought flooding to Baytown, Texas, on Saturday, August 2. This footage filmed by X user ...
Leaders, groups react to Texas House Democrats leaving the state in effort to stop GOP's proposed congressional map
HOUSTON — More than 51 Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives quietly flew to Chicago on Sunday afternoon, ...
They were some of the earliest first responders to arrive after Texas flooding. They’re not Americans
Techniques honed during routine Rio Grande searches proved invaluable in the search and recovery efforts after the ...
Kerr County, Texas, lead emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly flooding
William "Dub" Thomas, the Kerr County Emergency Management Director since 2015, detailed his whereabouts during the crisis.
KPD search and rescue K-9 searching for last remaining child missing from camp in Texas flooding
Knoxville police's K-9 Pearl and handler Candy Stooksberry search Texas for missing 8-year-old Cile Steward after floods hit ...
Holland, Texas bar’s benefit helps Belton, Texas native devastated by flooding
HOLLAND, Texas (KWTX) - The Jerry’s Place bar in Holland, Texas held a 12-hour benefit featuring music and barbeque. Belton, ...
'Science just isn't there yet' to predict severity of storms that caused deadly Texas flooding, meteorologist says
The severity of the flash flooding that killed more than 130 people in Texas's Hill Country was difficult to predict, ...
Monday marks one month since deadly Texas Hill Country floods
More than 130 people died as a result of the July 4 floods. 4 missing on trip to ‘America's Taj Mahal' found dead in WV ...