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Hearing on deadly Texas floods reveals local officials missed emergency planning briefing
All key leading officials from the Texas county hardest hit by the July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 136 people were ...
Texas flood survivor says she was uninsured and is ‘paying for it now.’ And many felt they were priced out of protection
For Cynthia Thomas, a longtime resident of the Hill Country and a survivor of the Guadalupe River flooding, the disaster hit ...
Colorado artist creates painting to benefit flood victims in Texas
Deadly flash floods hit central Texas last month, killing at least 135 people, including at least 27 campers and staff at ...
Texas flood survivors speak out
Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Flood survivors decry ack of aid, ‘toxic pit’ conditionsCommunities ...
Texas flood survivors say nobody warned them of the water crashing in — but experts argue no alert could be fast enough
“Nobody came. No fire. No EMS. No sheriff. Nobody came for us. Nobody,” Gallagher told a July 31 hearing by the Texas Senate ...
‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help
Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.
Experts say Texas is ignoring root cause of deadly July floods: unregulated development
Our analysis of FEMA flood maps in the Austin area show many homes devastated by July floods were in high-risk areas. Experts ...
Rural Texas county’s top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis
Two top leaders in a rural Texas county were asleep and a third was out of town in the initial hours of a catastrophic flood ...
Emergency Official Explains His Absence as Texas Floods Hit
The Kerr County official testified at a hearing held by state lawmakers in the city of Kerrville. Hundreds of residents ...
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Texas bills increasing youth camp safety face long odds, even after Hill Country floods
Competing legislative priorities and an industry that has pushed against certain regulations could challenge a suite of camp ...
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Hero who helped save 165 lives in Texas floods recounts his training at Coast Guard’s Two Rock facility near Petaluma
In his first mission, Petty Officer Scott Ruskan evacuated scores of survivors from Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, where ...