A panel of Texas House and Senate lawmakers are holding a joint meeting today where they're discussing the state's response ...

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

During a lengthy hearing Wednesday, testimony highlighted problems with early warning systems, first responder communications and local emergency management.

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 ...

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

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

Texas lawmakers on Wednesday were set to begin reviewing the July 4 floods that killed at least 135 people, a disaster that ...

The first hearing of the committee will discuss the state’s response to the flooding, the state’s disaster preparedness more ...

The joint committee of state legislators assembled by Gov. Greg Abbott to address the flooding in the Hill Country and ...

Texas lawmakers gathered this week for a special legislative session to discuss emergency procedures and early warning ...