Texas state rep. slams Trump's attempt to redistrict state
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The scrutiny on the agency comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the necessity of FEMA and called for states to take a greater role in disaster response.
Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the flash flooding that killed at least 135 people.
After the floods that impacted Central Texas on July 4, 39 local and national sports organizations came together to launch the Texas Sports Healing Fund.
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Ingram officials have been waiting to hear from Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator after feeling as if they were on their own during the devastating July 4 flooding.
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The Weather Prediction Center has placed all of Southeast Texas under a level 1 of 4 risk, or at least a 5% chance, of flooding Friday and Saturday.
The fund was created to provide immediate and long-term relief for Texas communities impacted by devastating flooding in July.
The severity of the flash flooding that killed more than 130 people in Texas's Hill Country was difficult to predict, officials said Wednesday.
The deadly July 4 flash floods in Texas have prompted a lot of questions and soul-searching: about the failures of early-warning systems, the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service and disaster programs and the vulnerability of communities around the country to disasters worsened by climate change.
As Central Texas recovers from deadly floods, CBS Texas is hosting the "Loud for Love" concert to support victims.