The Legislature will look at proposals for emergency preparedness in a special session that was already planned over hemp ...

The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.

Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural ...

A bipartisan panel of Texas House and Senate lawmakers were scheduled to hear from at least 17 state and local leaders during a July 23 hearing about the state’s response to the July 4-5 flooding in ...

On Thursday, the Texas House and Senate announced the creation of committees on disaster preparedness and flooding.

Lawmakers will take up bills on items related to flood warning systems, flood relief funding and natural disaster preparation ...

House Bill 13, supported by Texas legislators across party lines, proposed the creation of a government council to develop an emergency response plan and administer a grant program focused on ...

Texas lawmakers didn’t fund emergency response systems that potentially could have saved lives, and then 27 girls and their counselors died at a summer camp. In a state with an annual budget of ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Texas state Rep. Joe Moody about failed legislation that would have enhanced emergency response measures in Texas. Moody was one of the bill's sponsors.

Pressure's mounting on lawmakers about the Central Texas flood was handled in the moment. FOX 4's Steven Dial spoke to state representatives about the flood and what comes next.

President Donald Trump visited Texas to assess flood damage as his administration considers significant changes to FEMA.

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