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Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to add flood response to the agenda for the July 21 special session, with an expected focus on ...
The City of Bandera will conduct a test of its warning sirens on Thursday in light of the flood tragedy in the Texas Hill ...
Following this weekend’s devastating Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, and left at least two dozen still missing ...
A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend's flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...
More than 100 people are dead across six Texas counties after historic flash flooding devastated the Hill Country on the ...
Former Kerr County commissioner Tom Moser advocated for a siren warning system about a decade ago. He believes sirens could ...
While many Texas counties have outdoor sirens used for severe weather alerts including floods, Kerr County does not.
Outdoor weather alert systems are not required by any federal or state law. The choice is left up to local leaders.
Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the regular legislative session that would have improved local governments’ ...
Local officials in Kerr County continue facing public scrutiny after days of seeming to deflect questions about their ...
Citing federal studies, Bettencourt worries alerts on cell phones can be ignored. A study of the effectiveness of the 2023 Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) national test alert showed, 17.5 percent of ...
Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs and Hollywood, New Mexico, remained under a flash flood warning until 7:15 p.m. ‘Climate crisis’ signs all around The U.S. government needs to address ...