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At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when ...

Local leaders in central Texas are facing more tough questions Thursday as state lawmakers – and survivors – again press for ...

Lawmakers plan to hear testimony Thursday in Kerr County. Questions remain about how state and local entities responded to ...

The task force was assigned to a 35-member urban search and rescue team; the Minnesota unit would be ahead of or trailing the larger group to provide K-9 support.

State lawmakers are in the Hill Country community most impacted by the July 4 flooding gathering testimony for legislation to ...

The Texas Legislature is holding a hearing on the July 4 floods in the Hill Country. We still need answers on why local ...

The joint Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will meet Thursday in Kerrville, Texas — the site of the ...

The hearing this morning is the first time a panel of lawmakers is visiting the hard-hit Texas Hill Country since the floods.

Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.

In the wake of Texas’ July 4 floods, members of the Church of Jesus Christ have contributed thousands of service hours.