The Kerr County Commissioners Court discussed installing early warning sirens as early as 2015, after a deadly flood on Memorial Day. To date, it still has not done so.

A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public safety, according to a page on a city website.

Local officials in Kerr County continue facing public scrutiny after days of seeming to deflect questions about their preparedness and response to the July 4 flash flood that left dozens dead.

A new report has found that officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use technology that would have sent potentially lifesaving emergency messages to everyone in the vicinity of the Guadalupe River as it flood 4.

A review of a messaging system by the National Weather Service has raised questions about the actions of local officials in one of the Texas counties hardest-hit by catastrophic flooding over the July Fourth weekend.

Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural disasters.

In a Sunday afternoon press conference, Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice indicated for the first time that officials would review their protocols.

President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In Texas, that process appears to already be underway.

Oakland County officials are weighing bids from six risk management organizations vying to perform an independent review of the emergency response to the 2021 Oxford High School attack.