State lawmakers got their first chance to ask questions to the top of Texas’ emergency response about the floods at the ...

The first Texas Legislature hearing began with a somber prayer and promise not to play a blame game. But Chief Nim Kidd ...

Communication problems, a lack of qualification standards for emergency management coordinators and other issues have plagued the state long before the July 4 floods, officials told two special ...

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

At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency ...

Models predicted a few inches of rain instead of the torrential onslaught that devastated Central Texas earlier this month, ...

Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management and representatives from the Upper Guadalupe River Authority ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting leader has adamantly defended the federal government’s response to historic ...

David Richardson, acting leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency’s response to deadly Texas floods despite pushback from lawmakers. During a ...

The flood disaster that struck Texas over Independence Day weekend was beyond the state’s ability to predict or fully manage, the state emergency management chief told the legislature on ...

Texas lawmakers say they aren't seeking to assign blame or “armchair quarterback” as they review the catastrophic July 4 ...

President Donald Trump spoke about the loss of life as a result of the flooding while surrounded by state and city leaders in Kerrville on Friday.