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State lawmakers begin laying out plans to improve disaster response, preparedness after deadly flooding across Texas
The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.
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20 states join forces to sue US agencies in wake of deadly Texas floods: 'Abandoning states and local communities'
A representative for FEMA declined to comment on the pending lawsuit. 20 states join forces to sue US agencies in wake of ...
Austin leaders urge reinstatement of federal flood grant
After devastating flash floods hit Central Texas, some Austin City Council members are urging the federal government to reinstate a grant — previously awarded and then taken away — that would have ...
Kerr County commissioners could be considering property tax hike to pay for disaster recovery
Kerr County commissioners could be considering a property tax hike to pay for disaster recovery. While it isn’t approved yet, ...
Possible emergency tax rate hike sparks outrage in flood-ravaged Kerr County
Kerr County spokeswoman Lisa Treiber-Walter tells MySA that there is not a proposed property tax hike and that the county ...
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Governor Abbott and General Nordhaus Survey Flood Devastation in Kerrville, Texas as Commend Swift Federal Action and Local Heroism
Governor Abbott and General Nordhaus surveyed flood damage in Kerrville, Texas, and reviewed recovery efforts.
These lawmakers will help shape Texas' response to the July 4 floods
The special House and Senate committees are set to meet on July 23 in Austin, and again on July 31 in Kerrville to hear from ...
Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk – and threatens a vital source of journalism
Both NPR and PBS receive money from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, an independent nonprofit corporation Congress created in 1967 to receive and distribute federal money to public ...