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The Texas Tribune on MSNSirens, gauges and flood prevention: What the Texas Legislature could do in response to Hill Country disasterGov. Greg Abbott has promised to add flood response to the agenda for the July 21 special session, with an expected focus on alert systems and local recovery.
Sen. Ted Cruz rejected weather modification claims, saying there's "zero evidence" and calling such theories "crazy" following the flooding in Texas.
Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country, forecasters with ...
At a news conference on Sunday, Governor Greg Abbott said people in Texas were used to flash flood warnings, but there was no sense of how deadly this would be. "There's no expectation of a water wall of almost 30ft high," he added.
The National Weather Service issued timely alerts, meteorologists say, but few were listening in the hours before the early morning flash floods.
The Federal Aviation Administration typically issues temporary flight restrictions in airspace needed for relief and recovery operations
The destructive fast-moving waters that began before sunrise Friday in the Texas Hill Country killed at least 43 people in Kerr County, authorities said Saturday, and an unknown number of people re…