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Texas Hill Country floods: What we know so far

With hundreds confirmed dead or still missing, questions remain about the local response to flood warnings. Meanwhile, lawmakers will weigh measures to mitigate future disasters.

MSNBC · 2d

Heartbreaking details from rescue efforts in Texas floods

At least 107 people are dead across six counties in catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas. NBC National News Correspondent Morgan Chesky is on the ground in Kerrville, Texas as rescue teams continue to comb through piles of debris in search of survivors.

USA TODAY · 12h

What NFL teams have donated to Texas flood relief efforts? Updated list

The Houston Texans were the first to announce their donations on Saturday, July 5, with more coming throughout the week. The Dallas Cowboys and the NFL Foundation joined the Texans on Sunday, July 6, with each contributing $500,000 in a $1.5 million total donation.

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CBS News · 14h

Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll climbs

Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

Daily Journal · 1d

Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could surge

The Texas flash floods death toll rose to 119 on Wednesday, as worries grew that the figure could more than double with over 160 people still reported missing.

Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 1d

Large number of people missing in Texas floods clouds the full toll of the catastrophe

Crews are using backhoes and their bare hands to dig through piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for more than 160 people believed to be missing in the flash floods that laid waste to Texas Hill Country.

Kristi Noem Delayed DHS Response to Texas Floods

New York Magazine on MSN · 21h

Kristi Noem Laughs Off Criticism of Her Texas Flood Response

FEMA officials say Noem took days to sign off on the deployment of resources to assist with the search and recovery efforts.

MSNBC · 13h

New report on Kristi Noem’s 3-day delay of Texas flood rescue

According to a new report Secretary Noem did not sign off on deploying FEMA’s urban search and rescue team to Texas until this Monday—more than three days after the floods struck. In the meantime, she was on Instagram crowd sourcing opinions about her official portrait.

FOX News on MSN · 18h

Noem rips CNN report claiming she delayed DHS response to Texas flood as 'absolutely trash'

DHS head Kristi Noem refuted a CNN report that her requirement for personal sign-off on DHS contracts over $100,000 slowed emergency response to deadly Texas flooding.

17h

Texas floods: Death toll rises to 120 as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery ...

20hon MSN

NASA sends specialized aircraft to aid deadly Texas flood search and rescue efforts

NASA’s high-altitude WB-57 aircraft took off from Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston on Tuesday, and will conduct ...

2don MSN

As Texas flood waters recede, efforts to rescue pets intensify

Austin nonprofit pet shelter Austin Pets Alive! is leading the efforts to find animals in the wake of the deadly flooding.

Texas flooding victims: From young campers to a dad saving his family, what we know about the lives lost

Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central ...

20mon MSN

Trump to survey Texas flood damage as search for the missing continues

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are surveying the devastation wrought by flash flooding in Central Texas.

21hon MSN

How searchers are agonizingly scouring for Texas flood victims, including children – and absorbing an emotional toll

The grim task of searching for the scores of people missing from the devastating flood that struck Texas Hill Country nearly ...

13hon MSN

Search-and-rescue volunteers had to rely on sense of smell to find bodies in Texas flood debris, one reveals

Volunteers combing through debris piles from the devastating Central Texas flooding had to sniff out decaying bodies in the ...

Viola Davis praises Mexican president on social media for flood rescue efforts

The July 4 flash flooding has claimed the lives of at least 110 people, a toll that has steadily risen as search and rescue teams and volunteers comb through debris.

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