Texas Flood Preparedness Issues

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Texas lawmakers confront flood response failures

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BLOG: Texas lawmakers hearing reveals lack of flood disaster preparedness

Texas lawmakers convened Wednesday for the first hearing of the Joint Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding.

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Poor coordination hampered flood response, Texas official tells lawmakers

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Texas Lawmakers Will Debate Flood Response, Redistricting and Other Issues

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How to get involved as Texas lawmakers redraw congressional districts

El Pasoans have an opportunity to weigh in on the Texas Legislature's redistricting plans.

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Editorial: Texas is talking tax cuts. Illinois? More hikes.

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Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says

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Texas lawmakers blast river authority for 'pathetic decision' not to upgrade flood warning system

The Chronicle report, published Wednesday morning, found that the Upper Guadalupe River Authority was only willing to spend about $100,000 to upgrade its flood warning system after a 2016 engineering...

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A 'long way to go': Texas lawmakers meet to tackle flood relief, prep for future natural disasters

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Lawmakers focusing on flood preparedness during special session

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Organizational failures highlighted in hearing over deadly Central Texas flooding: "We're better than that."

Top state officials are testifying that communication needs to improve between the state and local officials, between first responders, and with the large number of volunteers on the ground.

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Texas Lawmakers Largely Ignored Recommendations Aimed at Helping Rural Areas Like Kerr County Prepare for Flooding

Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, experts said.

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Texas' special session starts Monday. Here are the major issues, from a THC ban to flood relief

Gov. Greg Abbott named nearly 20 issues to the special session agenda, including flood relief, hemp THC restrictions and redistricting.