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Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods

Texas officials defend response to deadly floods: 'We saved as many people as we could'

State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.

The Washington Post · 3d

Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods

Kerr County officials, who have come under increasing scrutiny for their actions as the Guadalupe River began to flood, eventually sent text-message alerts that morning to residen

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods Amid Scrutiny

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference to discuss the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s "National Farm Security Action Plan", outside the USDA in Washington,

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USA TODAY · 2h

Texas flooding updates: New round of thunderstorms hampers rescue efforts

A flood watch is in effect into July 15 for more than a dozen counties as saturated ground gets drenched again.

ABC News on MSN · 8h

Texas flooding live updates: Commissioner says he’s been getting death threats

At least 132 people are dead after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that began early on the Fourth of July. The number of missing persons stands at 101.Search operations continue in Kerr County,

New York Post on MSN · 1d

Epicenter of Texas floods hit with dangerous new flash flooding — just 9 days after 129 were killed

Texas was hammered with heavy rain again Sunday, just nine days after catastrophic flash floods left more than 120 people dead in one of the worst natural disasters in the state’s history. “Life-threatening flash flooding” struck Kerr and Gillespie Counties on Sunday,

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Texas Hill Country rivers rise as storms prompt new warnings along Frio, Guadalupe, Nueces, San Saba

For the third straight day, thunderstorms have posed what meteorologists call life-threatening conditions in the Hill Country ...

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Here's what happened in Kerr County meeting now under flood scrutiny

The questions about a flood warning system before the deadly Central Texas floods continue. Some are shining the spotlight on ...

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Kerr County commissioners set to hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding

Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people, ...

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FEMA chief slips into Texas for rare public appearance

The visit by acting Administrator David Richardson is his first known trip to a disaster site since President Donald Trump ...

6don MSN

Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

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What happened in the hours before, during and after a catastrophic deluge hit Texas Hill Country

For many families, the most serious warnings about the deadly and raging torrent in Texas Hill Country on July 4 came too ...

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The search for those missing in catastrophic Texas floods resumes in some areas after pause for rain

For a second straight day, rain forecasts hampered the search Monday for people still missing after deadly floods pummeled ...

9hon MSN

Nebraska county officials look to Texas floods for lessons

Reporting in Kerr County continues to shed light on the missed early warnings and the lacking pieces of crucial emergency ...

3don MSN

FEMA records show Kerr County didn't alert all cellphones as flooding began

FEMA records show Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s system to send warnings to phones in the critical hours as the ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN4d

Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...

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