Here is the central issue as the Texas Legislature deliberates: Republican lawmakers, so loath to utter the words “climate ...

Climate change isn’t mentioned in Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda, and yet it can be found throughout. As ...

Better crisis communications demands improved systems, clear lines of authority and investment by the state. | Opinion ...

During the first legislative hearing after historic flooding killed 137 people in Central Texas, state and regional leaders testified about communications challenges, limited flood warning ...

Officials in Ingram, Texas, which was hit hard by the July 4 floods, have urgent questions for their county’s emergency ...

On Wednesday, July 23, ABC News reported that the death toll from the flooding that ravaged areas of Central Texas during the ...

As deadly floods ravaged Texas, FEMA’s response was stalled by political interference, bureaucratic delays, and personal oversight from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—leading to the ...

Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management and representatives from the Upper Guadalupe River Authority ...

The first Texas Legislature hearing began with a somber prayer and promise not to play a blame game. But Chief Nim Kidd ...

Firefighters, police, and EMS all need to undergo formal training and pass a test before hitting the street. People ...

At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency acting leader David Richardson defended the federal government’s response to flooding in Texas earlier this month.