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During a lengthy hearing Wednesday, testimony highlighted problems with early warning systems, first responder communications and local emergency management.
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State Sen. Paul Bettencourt isn’t sure 30 days will be enough time to address 18 agenda items during the special session.
Controversy erupted after a fundraiser for Sade Perkins, a former Houston official who made racial comments about the 27 girls who died in Camp Mystic floods.
The final missing Camp Mystic counselor, Katherine Ferruzzo, was found deceased after a devastating July Fourth flood in Texas.
In the room, children painted, wrote postcards and created artwork, all while supported by mental health professionals and volunteers.
Professional crisis communicators watched the news conferences with dismay. Deflecting blame is not helpful if politicians want to build trust with the public, they say.
Republican state lawmakers say considering redistricting is fulfilling their constitutional obligation because Gov. Greg Abbott included it on the session agenda.
A new report has found that officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use technology that would have sent potentially lifesaving emergency messages to everyone in the vicinity of the Guadalupe River as it flood 4.
(Reuters) -Texas state lawmakers met during a special session on Wednesday, to address for the first time the deadly flash floods that hit the Texas Hill Country this month, killing at least 137 people.
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