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Sirens, gauges and flood prevention: What the Texas Legislature could do in response to Hill Country disaster
Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to add flood response to the agenda for the July 21 special session, with an expected focus on ...
City of Crockett gets $500,000 grant to fund storm warning siren system
Officials says this project was made possible because of years of planning, persistent grant writing and a commitment to ...
Texas military veteran on a mission to get emergency sirens installed after deadly flood
Nicole Wilson is calling on state and local officials to “implement a modern outdoor early warning siren system for floods, ...
Texas flood death toll tops 100 and more than 160 people are missing, Gov. Abbott says
Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered hard-hit central ...
Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms
A small Texas town recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster after it recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...
Texas flood deaths pass 100 as search-and-rescue efforts continue
The death toll from Texas flooding over the weekend surpassed 100 on Monday evening as search and rescue teams continue the ...
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Texas state leaders neglected flood management projects as they spent money elsewhere
As Texas state leaders have prioritized spending on border security and property tax cuts, they have been far more reluctant to fund flood management efforts. Why it matters: Texas leads the nation by ...
Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic ...