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Texas flash flooding disaster raises questions about rescue and recovery efforts
The catastrophic flash floods in Texas have left communities reeling, claiming at least 90 lives and displacing families ...
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In Texas region prone to catastrophic floods, questions grow about lack of warning
Water rose fast along the Guadalupe River, causing dozens of deaths. Local officials said they couldn’t have seen it coming.
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Texas flash flood tragedy: What Western WA must learn before it’s too late
The catastrophic Texas flash flood along the Guadalupe River is simply heartbreaking. What can be learned and applied here in ...
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says flash flood alerts went out — but not everyone got them
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said that there were some alert warnings that went out around the time that the flash flooding ...
Texas flash floods: Over 160 still missing, says Governor; death toll reaches 109
More than 160 people remain missing in Texas after flash floods over the July Fourth weekend killed over 100 people. Governor ...
How the flash flooding in Texas got so bad
The region's rocky topography makes it especially prone to flash flooding, according to the TWRI. The type of clay-rich soil ...
Local officials facing questions over their actions in the years and hours before deadly Texas floods
As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether ...
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 that recorded no deaths in last weekend's flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...
Texas flash floods were devastating. Can it happen here?
While Texas may feel far from the Northeast, the lessons from the Texas Hill Country disaster matter here, too, particularly as hurricane season ramps up and summer storms become more frequent.