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Texas officials defend response to deadly floods: 'We saved as many people as we could'
State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might ...
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Abbott says FEMA needs improvements after deadly Texas floods
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) needs improvements while updating reporters on ...
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More Hoosier emergency responders activated for Texas flood help, arrive with CEO’s aid
Indiana’s elite Task Force One has deployed 35 more emergency responders for search and recovery efforts to flood-devastated ...
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How a small East Texas town turned a devastating tornado into funding for sirens
As the public scrutinizes parts of the Hill Country for a lack of sirens during the July 4 floods, Crockett turned its own ...
FEMA’s Texas-sized test
Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) participated in the first meeting of a new ...
FEMA search and rescue teams take days to reach Texas after flooding as agency faces overhaul
Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at ...
Gov. Abbott tells Texans to heed warnings as flood threat grows
Abbott listed that rescues took place in San Saba and Schleicher County, and evacuations occurred in Lampasas, Menard, Kimble ...