In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...

The United States has done two things better than pretty much any country in recent years: Predict severe weather, and ...

Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 ...

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US President Donald Trump flew to Texas Friday as questions swirled over the authorities' response to flash floods that have ...

Local officials in Kerr County continue facing public scrutiny after days of seeming to deflect questions about their preparedness and response to the July 4 flash flood that left dozens dead.