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Leaders of Texas town hit by floods frustrated over lack of answers from top emergency official

Ingram officials have been waiting to hear from Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator after feeling as if they were ...

FEMA under fire for 24-hour delay in sending search and rescue teams to deadly Texas floods

Republicans and Democrats in Congress questions the FEMA chief about the agency's response following flooding in Hill Country ...
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'Gross negligence': Official in charge of coordinating TX flood response was 'likely asleep'

On Wednesday, July 23, ABC News reported that the death toll from the flooding that ravaged areas of Central Texas during the ...

‘That needs to change’ | Texas does not have minimum qualifications to be a local emergency manager

Firefighters, police, and EMS all need to undergo formal training and pass a test before hitting the street. People ...

Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says

Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...
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Texas officials scrutinized over flooding response – NBC4 Washington

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly ... Bodies of five more children recovered in Texas, flood death toll climbs to 51 ... the county's top elected ...