“Nobody came. No fire. No EMS. No sheriff. Nobody came for us. Nobody,” Gallagher told a July 31 hearing by the Texas Senate ...

State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending flash flooding.

State lawmakers are considering new options for outdoor warning sirens following deadly flooding in Kerr County.

The sirens can be triggered two ways: When the National Weather Service issues a flash flood warning or when emergency managers manually flip the switch. They don't need a supervisor's approval to ...

Volunteers move stuffed animals and other tributes to flooding victims while they secure a newly installed cross across the ...

Only one Democrat taking part in the quorum break was absent from the panel as the group discussed five bills and the chair ...

Disaster experts agree sirens could help prevent flooding deaths, but said more would be needed to avoid another tragedy.

There appears to be public support as well. A petition calling for flood warning sirens in Kerr County, on the website change.org, had garnered almost 40,000 signatures as of Thursday.

Most of the Houston region doesn’t get Hill Country walls of water, but water does rise quickly in Kingwood-area ...

Scranton on Wednesday will test two flood-warning sirens along the Lackawanna River: at Shawnee Avenue and Dean Street in the Plot section, and on Middle Street near Barring Avenue and the Scranton… ...

With the quorum broken in the ongoing special session, it remains to be seen when flood-related legislation may be voted on.

A powerful storm tore through Cheyenne and surrounding areas Friday afternoon, Aug. 1, resulting in baseball-size hail and ...