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Funding for FEMA's disaster survivor hotline lapsed the day after the Texas floods, federal records show. It took DHS Secretary Kristi Noem five days to approve more money.
Texas youth camps tell lawmakers they need better coordination, emergency plans during disasters Two youth camp owners told lawmakers more layered disaster plans would create critical backstops ...
AUSTIN, Texas — A new bill would require camp grounds in a flood plain or water way to create a new "Flood Disaster Plan" to be reviewed by the state. HB 19 is just one of several bills aimed at ...
Youth camp representatives faced state lawmakers Wednesday to propose, and push back on, some ideas aimed at making sites safer following the deadly July 4 Hill County flooding.
The House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee heard testimony from a variety of stakeholders about emergency preparedness and the response to floods.
As they consider youth camp safety reforms following last month’s deadly floods, Texas lawmakers should help camps design a multi-layered disaster plan that creates useful backstops, the owners ...
BOERNE, Texas - Newly obtained 911 recordings shed light on the harrowing experiences of residents during the Fourth of July floods in Kendall County. The calls, released following an open records ...
The federal prison camp in central Texas that Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to last week has increased security measures in response to her arrival, according to a senior law enforcement official.
The flooding in Texas highlighted the need for Indiana’s search and rescue units to enhance their team efforts, Gov. Mike Braun and a local expert said.
Standing near 27 trunks representing the children who died at Camp Mystic, a summer camp near the Guadalupe, Samantha Gore, a Texas native organizing with Climate Families NYC, said: “We’re here to ...