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Who's to blame for Texas flooding tragedy? There is a lot of finger pointing.
The catastrophe was caused by a perfect storm of difficult-to-forecast rainfall and fast-moving water. Some wonder if budget ...
Austin, Texas fire chief accused of refusing to send special rescue team to flood zone over $800K dispute with state
The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying state requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.
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Assessing Claims About Cuts to NOAA and NWS in the Wake of Texas Flooding
At a news conference on Friday, local officials claimed that NWS forecasts in the days leading up to the floods were inaccurate. On Saturday, Ron Filipkowski, the editor in chief ...
Texas flash floods hit residents and campers in a deluge "nobody saw" coming. Here's what to know.
Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify ...
Mandel’s Mailbag: Texas Tech’s spending spree, first coach to get fired and CFP maneuvering
Will Iowa have a better offense than defense? What's UConn's football future? Who will replace Joe Castiglione at Oklahoma?
NWS union says Central Texas office was prepared, but understaffed offices may not be
Deadly flood in Texas sparks a debate over whether recent cuts and staffing shortages led to a greater loss of life.
Texas Tech Head Coach Wants LSU-Texas Tech Home-And-Home Series
Big 12 media days are upon us, and on Tuesday, Texas Tech Head Coach Joey McGuire called for LSU and Texas Tech to play a ...
Texas would get iconic space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian under Trump’s budget bill
The Senate narrowly passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Tuesday with a provision setting aside $85 million to move Discovery ...
Texas’ early deployment of choppers, boats may have saved hundreds of lives during devastating flooding
Early efforts included the deployment of rescue choppers, squadrons of boats, marine units and heavy vehicles capable of reaching stranded cars and people — while mules and horses were ...
Meet the tiny state agency that is taking over the embattled Texas lottery
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation sees its budget increase sixfold as it prepare to take responsibility for the troubled state lottery.
Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings
The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek ...