Texas floodwaters send trees crashing into river on July 4 PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Washington (AP) — Former federal ...

A federally funded project at Rice University is trying to tackle that problem, but in just two counties so far.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for invoking a football analogy in response to a question about blame for the triple-digit death toll resulting from the ...

The governor said Tuesday that the state had “assets, resources and personnel” in place before the July 4 floods. On ...

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NEW YORK, July 10. /TASS/. At least 120 people have died in deadly flooding in the US state of Texas, the NBC News TV channel reported on Thursday.

Sources have said FEMA wasn’t authorized to launch search and rescue teams until 72 hours after flooding began.

At least 119 people have been found dead in nearly a week since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes ...

As a climate scientist who calls Texas home, I can tell you that the Hill Country of Texas is no stranger to flooding.

When I moved in, I got surveyed and they told me I was well above the elevation level and there was a very low risk,” said one neighborhood resident.

Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding ...