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Texas Hill Country floods: What we know so far

With hundreds confirmed dead or still missing, questions remain about the local response to flood warnings. Meanwhile, lawmakers will weigh measures to mitigate future disasters.

CNN · 10h

Evacuations ordered as flooding returns to central Texas

Just over a week after deadly flash floods swept through Texas Hill Country, the region may once again face a life-threatening deluge as slow-moving thunderstorms bring heavy rain, flash flooding, and rapid river rises to parts of central Texas Sunday.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

How the deadliest hours of the devastating Texas floods unfolded

Texas Hill Country was unprepared for the July 4 nightmare flash floods that killed at least 120 people, with 173 still missing.

Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods

HuffPost on MSN · 3d

Kristi Noem Under Fire As FEMA Officials Blast Her Texas Flood Response

The Department of Homeland Security says it's making FEMA less "bloated." Opponents say that cost people their lives in Texas.

Politico on MSN · 14h

Noem fights criticism of FEMA management in Texas flood response

It’s discouraging that during this time when we have such a loss of life, and so many people’s lives have turned upside down, that people are playing politics with this,” Noem told NBC's Kristen Welker.

New York Magazine on MSN · 3d

Kristi Noem Laughs Off Criticism of Her Texas Flood Response

FEMA officials say Noem took days to sign off on the deployment of resources to assist with the search and recovery efforts.

3hon MSN

Texas Officials Did Not Use Technology That Would Have Sent Lifesaving Messages amid Flooding Tragedy: Report

A new report has found that officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use technology that would have sent lifesaving emergency ...

E&E News2d

Texas Legislature to consider flood measures in special session

Texas lawmakers will start working on their response to the state’s deadly flooding when they meet later this month in a ...

2don MSN

As questions mount over Texas floods, a key decision-maker remains silent

Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what ...

2dOpinion

Trump visits Texas flood disaster: The perpetrator-in-chief at the scene of the crime

At a press conference, his first significant public response to the tragedy, held a full week after the flood, Trump refused ...

Hoodline3d

Gov. Abbott Mobilizes Over 2,200 Personnel for Texas Flood Relief, Mental Health and Financial Support Measures Announced

Governor Abbott updates on Texas flood response with over 2,200 personnel deployed and various assistance measures in place.

Hartford Courant7d

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to deadly flooding

The destructive fast-moving waters that began before sunrise Friday in the Texas Hill Country killed at least 43 people in Kerr County, authorities said Saturday, and an unknown number of people re… ...

3don MSN

Budget limits at DHS delayed FEMA’s Texas deployment, officials say

FEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi ...

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