The first Texas Legislature hearing began with a somber prayer and promise not to play a blame game. But Chief Nim Kidd didn't hold back his calls to action.

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.

Several states and two Native American tribes waited months for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical emergency services remain on hold.

The report, citing anonymous sources, suggested FEMA's Texas flood response was delayed as a result of a Trump administration cost-saving rule.

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly ... Bodies of five more children recovered in Texas, flood death toll climbs to 51 ... the county's top elected official.

In early July 2025, a claim began circulating on social media that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent rescue teams to Texas in response to the deadly floods that struck the state over the Fourth of July weekend.

(Reuters) -Texas state lawmakers met during a special session on Wednesday, to address for the first time the deadly flash floods that hit the Texas Hill Country this month, killing at least 137 people.