The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.

Texas lawmakers are back in Austin for a 30-day special session to address several agenda items, including a flood warning system for the Guadalupe River. It’s a problem one local company said it has already solved.

Lawmakers are back in Austin for a monthlong special legislative session, focused on redistricting, flood mitigation and response, and laws around consumable hemp products. The issues are just some of the topics before lawmakers after they adjourned in June.

After the devastating and deadly July 4 floods in the Hill Country, emergency response became the priority for the Texas legislature's special session.

Texas officials continue to face scrutiny over their response during the initial hours of this month's deadly floods. Improving the state's response system is on the agenda for a special session

Professional crisis communicators watched the news conferences with dismay. Deflecting blame is not helpful if politicians want to build trust with the public, they say.

Texas and the Czech Republic have had a military relationship since 1993 as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program pairing states to train with countries around the world.

A Texas senator talks about what the legislature can and can't do as lawmakers look for answers following the July 4th flooding disaster.

A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from President Trump’s demand for a newly gerrymandered House map.