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In deadly Texas floods, one town had what some didn't: A wailing warning siren
Emergency officials are starting to focus on alert systems as they search for answers about how the flash flooding swept away ...
This Texas county asked for disaster resilience help. The flood came first.
Flooding is a fact of life in Texas Hill Country, a region home to a flood-prone corridor known as “Flash Flood Alley.” Judge ...
Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before deadly flood
The Associated Press has assembled an approximate timeline of the 48 hours before, during and after the deadly flash flood, ...
More than 160 remain missing in Kerr County as search efforts enter sixth day
SAN ANTONIO — Five days after the waters of the Guadalupe River rose and overwhelmed much of Kerr Country on July Fourth, ...
Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood
In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions ...
Days after Texas floods, at least 161 people are still missing in one county
Governor Greg Abbott said search and rescue efforts would continue in the wake of the deadly floods "until this job is ...
L.A. firestorms and Texas floods show communities are ill-prepared for worsening climate disasters
Two major climate disasters of 2025 — the Texas flooding that killed more than 100 people and the L.A. wildfires in January ...
Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety
A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public safety, according to a page on a city website.
When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick now says state could do it.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.