The groups also want lawmakers to examine land-use practices and consider ways to protect natural resources, which they say will in turn help protect lives.

Police responded to the 1300 block of Marketplace Drive after receiving multiple calls about a "completely nude" man in public.

After early criticism for being late, FEMA is getting high marks from people affected by the July 4 floods, especially in hard-hit Hunt, Texas. But locals heap even more praise on religious charities.

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There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.

Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) participated in the first meeting of a new council to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He criticized FEMA as “slow and clunky,” arguing that states are able to respond “more nimbly, more swiftly, more effectively” to disasters.

The Department of Homeland Security secretary defended the federal government's response and denied that policy changes slowed the agency's deployment.

Texas lawmakers start a 30-day special session July 21. They will tackle consumable THC, flood dangers, redistricting, abortion pills and other conservative priorities.