The Senate panel consists of seven Republicans and two Democrats. It first meets in Austin next week, then in Kerrville on ...

The Kerr County Commissioners Court discussed installing early warning sirens as early as 2015, after a deadly flood on ...

Kerr County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters ...

The committees will be looking at warning systems, emergency communications, relief funding for the Hill Country floods, and overall natural disaster preparation.

Texas officials and Hill Country leaders knew the risks of flooding along the Guadalupe. Warnings went unheeded, flood ...

This year’s Fourth of July was the first time that the town of Comfort, Texas, used the sirens intended to warn its roughly 2,000 residents of imminent flooding. Founded by German abolitionists in ...

On July 4, a horrific flash flood occurred in central Texas, mainly impacting Kerr County. The heavy rain started at about 3 a.m., resulting in rainwater surging down mountain slopes, causing the ...

The threats come amid public scrutiny over whether more could have been done ahead of the July 4 storm, which has claimed at ...

Authorities believe more than 160 people may still be missing in Kerr County alone, and 10 more in neighboring areas.

FOX viewers have come through in a big way for the victims of the devastating Central Texas floods, raising over $7 million – ...

A crisis communication expert says everyday notifications are weakening the impact of life-saving emergency alerts.

Jeanette Sinclair, a senior K-9 handler with Buckeye Search and Rescue Dogs, and her canine partner Jolene are one of many ...