Natural disasters don’t care about chain of command or what roles and responsibilities lie with which local, state or federal government agency. The destruction caused by natural disasters can happen ...

AUSTIN — Seven weeks after massive flooding killed 137 people in the Texas Hill Country, lawmakers have begun passing the first bills to try to prevent future tragedies — with measures to require more ...

A Texas Legislative Committee heard for the first time from the parents who demanded better flood warning systems, better training and equipment for camps near the river. By Edgar Sandoval Cici ...

Houston will soon be home to the nation’s largest swift-water rescue training facility, a $104 million project transforming 27 acres in Mission Bend into a state-of-the-art hub for first responders ...