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Plans for flood warning system floundered before Hill Country floods, witnesses tell legislative flood committee

Lawmakers serving on special committees investigating deadly floods blasted a river authority for failing to build a flood ...

Gov. Greg Abbott adds flood response, disaster readiness to special session after deadly Central Texas floods

The special session agenda includes 18 legislative priorities, with several directly addressing the recent disaster.

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 ...

Major communication failures hampered Hill Country disaster response

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state lawmakers gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to examine the catastrophic July 4th flooding that ...
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Texas officials scrutinized over flooding response – NBC4 Washington

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country, forecasters ...
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City Officials: SAFD Radios Not to Blame in Flood Response Communication Issues

Kidd responded by explaining that, at the state level, his team acts as the “alarm bell” when receiving information from the ...
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Governor Abbott orders lawmakers to discuss four flood-related issues in Texas Special Session

Texas lawmakers work on state and local flood response alongside other issues in day two of their special session.