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Texas floods fact-check: NWS and NOAA cut jobs, but Trump hasn't ‘defunded’ them
"The reason the Texans had no idea that a giant flash-flood that killed 20 plus people was going to be coming to them was because the Trump regime has defunded not only the National Weather Service ...
Local officials dodge key questions about response to catastrophic Texas flooding
Local officials in Texas on Tuesday said they were unable to answer key questions about how prepared they were for the deadly ...
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly ...
Who's to blame for Texas flooding tragedy? There is a lot of finger pointing.
What were the National Weather Service forecasts? Why is it so hard to know where rain will fall? Did staff reductions at the ...
Texas flooding timeline: How rapidly rising waters killed dozens
Heavy rain poured over the Texas Hill Country on Independence Day, with the flooding causing more than 100 deaths.Here's a ...
Kerr County lacked ‘last mile’ warning to get NWS alerts to residents before Texas flash floods
Kerr County, Texas, lacked a “last mile” warning mechanism that could have saved residents before the deadly floods ...
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White House defends national forecasting agency amid questions about warnings, response to Texas floods
President Donald Trump is expected to visit Central Texas this week. Local officials and forecasters have defended their ...
'Vast power of this water': Area official discusses devastation after Texas floods
Travis County, Texas Judge Andy Brown joins Morning Joe to discuss the impact of sudden floods in the Texas Hill Country over ...