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Texas flood hearing sparks outrage over emergency response

At a packed hearing in Kerrville, Texas, families demand answers after learning the emergency manager was asleep during the Fourth of July floods that killed more than 100 people.

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Watch Live: Kerr County officials to testify on Central Texas flood response at Thursday public hearing

During Thursday's public hearing, testimony from several officials is expected, including the Kerrville mayor, the Kerr County sheriff, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and a professor from the University of Texas at Arlington who's an expert in flood alert systems.

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Kerr County emergency officials were sleeping when flood hit July 4

State lawmakers are in the Hill Country community most impacted by the July 4 flooding gathering testimony for legislation to address disaster preparedness and response efforts.

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FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...

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FEMA urban search and rescue chief resigns after Texas flood response

The chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency urban search and rescue team resigned Monday over frustrations on how ...

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FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and ...

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Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...

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Hill Country flood recovery leaves mark on UNT professor, shaping how she’ll teach disaster response

When doctoral candidate and University of North Texas professor Julie Elliott deployed to Kerrville for her emergency ...

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FEMA Director Defends Texas Flood Response as ‘Model’ for Disasters

David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency’s ...

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FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...

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