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18hon MSN
Local officials in Kerr County continue facing public scrutiny after days of seeming to deflect questions about their preparedness and response to the July 4 flash flood that left dozens dead.
18hon MSN
A week after catastrophic floods in Central Texas, key questions remain unanswered about how state and local officials prepared for and responded to the disaster.
3don MSN
A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public safety, according to a page on a city website.
In a Sunday afternoon press conference, Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice indicated for the first time that officials would review their protocols.
3don MSNOpinion
Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural disasters.
The president created the FEMA Review Council to recommend overhauling the agency. The meeting collides with FEMA's response to deadly flooding.
In the aftermath of deadly Hill Country flooding, Texas’ junior U.S. Senator is defending the National Weather Service, as questions surface over the agency’s forecast timing, urgency and
President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In Texas, that process appears to already be underway.
1don MSN
Kerr County officials say death toll has risen to 96 due to the Hill Country floods, including 60 adults and 36 children.