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Watch Live: Kerr County officials to testify on Central Texas flood response at Thursday public hearing

During Thursday's public hearing, testimony from several officials is expected, including the Kerrville mayor, the Kerr County sheriff, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and a professor from the University of Texas at Arlington who's an expert in flood alert systems.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 7d

Poor coordination hampered flood response, Texas official tells lawmakers

Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management and representatives from the Upper Guadalupe River Authority are expected to testify.

KHOU · 8h

State legislators to question Kerr County officials about deadly July 4 flood response

KERRVILLE, Texas — State legislators are set to publicly question local officials for the first time since at least 137 people died in deadly July 4 floodwaters in Kerr County, with a hearing scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday that could finally provide answers about the emergency response.

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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 ...

E&E News1d

Texas begins scrutinizing local response to July 4 flooding

Lawmakers have already identified some local shortfalls. A hearing Thursday will be their first chance to question key ...

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FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...

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FEMA Director Defends Texas Flood Response as ‘Model’ for Disasters

David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency’s ...

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Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...

CNN on MSN21d

FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and ...

Mediaite on MSN7d

House Democrat Grills Trump’s FEMA Boss About Deadly Texas Flood: Do the Victims ‘Deserve an Apology?’

"You seem uninterested in learning what went wrong and how to respond better. Do the victims and survivors in Texas deserve ...

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Noem rips CNN report claiming she delayed DHS response to Texas flood as 'absolutely trash'

DHS head Kristi Noem refuted a CNN report that her requirement for personal sign-off on DHS contracts over $100,000 slowed ...

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