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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.
After years of negligence, Texas lawmakers must address flood threat
Transcripts from Kerr County Commissioners Court meetings in recent years give voice to an unwillingness to pay for ...
After years of negligence, Texas lawmakers must address flood threat | Editorial
Infrastructure related to flooding and other disasters must be treated as the top priority during the Texas Legislature’s ...
20 states join forces to sue US agencies in wake of deadly Texas floods: 'Abandoning states and local communities'
Twenty states joined forces in the wake of deadly flash flooding in Kerr County, Texas, filing a lawsuit against the Federal ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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 ...