Texas lawmakers on Wednesday scrutinized the state’s emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people after a top Republican said legislators had no intention of criticizing or...

As Republican lawmakers consider responses to the July 4 flooding in the Hill Country that killed at least 135 people, they are unlikely to give voice to climate change, except perhaps with disdain or...

The delay in activating it appears to stem from dispatchers waiting for authorization.