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The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
Plans for flood warning system floundered before Hill Country floods, witnesses tell legislative flood committee
Lawmakers serving on special committees investigating deadly floods blasted a river authority for failing to build a flood ...
Texas flood underscores flaws in local emergency preparedness
The first Legislative hearing into the July Fourth floods revealed gaps in training and communications. It also countered ...
Texas flood recovery volunteers find dignity in helping victims
Janice Riley, Michelle Annette, and Lisa Aguillen reflect on volunteering with Kerrville flood victims, witnessing ...
Texas' emergency management chief says state needs to work on volunteer management, other policies
Kidd highlighted concerns about volunteer management, local emergency management credentials and codification for the state's ...
The Times of Israel on MSN7h
ZAKA volunteers help guide search for victims of Texas Hill Country flooding
After July 4 flash floods, Israeli search and rescue team is using AI-based model to identify most likely locations of bodies ...
Texas flooding update: Volunteers given urgent warning
Kerr County, Texas, officials issued a new warning to volunteers assisting in the flood-ravaged hill country. A post to the ...
'We had to be here': Israeli interfaith rescue team brings high-tech aid to Texas flood recovery
Israeli rescue team ZAKA uses AI-driven flood modeling to aid Kerrville, Texas, in locating flood victims, honoring the dead, ...
Leaders of Texas town hit by floods frustrated over lack of answers from top emergency official
Officials in Ingram, Texas, which was hit hard by the July 4 floods, have urgent questions for their county’s emergency ...
FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...