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LIVE BLOG: Texas lawmakers hold hearing on disaster preparedness

The first hearing of the committee will discuss the state's response to the flooding, the state's disaster preparedness more ...
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Virginia lawmakers discuss FEMA restructuring following deadly Texas flooding

Central Texas has been dealing with dangerous flooding this month and more than one thousand miles away in Virginia, the ...
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Texas officials excavate flood response during public hearing

While search efforts continue for the few missing in the Texas Hill Country, state officials met to evaluate the response to ...

What has been proposed at the Texas special legislative session on flooding crisis

The flash floods that killed at least 135 people in Texas' Hill Country was the main topic during the opening of a special ...
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Texas lawmakers set for contentious special session on flooding, THC, redistricting, and many more

The Texas Legislature will convene a 30-day special session on Monday to address 18 items outlined by Governor Greg Abbott, ...

Texas Republicans won’t say it, but climate change is on the special session agenda

Climate change isn’t mentioned in Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda, and yet it can be found throughout. As ...

Texas emergency warning bill, vetoed in 2019, will return in session

A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in phone-based emergency warning systems, according ...
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Texas considers emergency upgrades after deadly flash flood - Marketplace

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the regular legislative session that would have improved local governments’ emergency communications infrastructure. The Guadalupe River in Kerrville ...

What to know as Texas' search for flood victims stretches into a third week

The search for victims of deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country is headed into its third week as officials try to pin down ...