Texas lawmakers will start working on their response to the state’s deadly flooding when they meet later this month in a special session. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) this week ordered the Legislature to consider a series of topics related to the storm, starting with improving and strengthening early warning systems and emergency communications.

The Department of Homeland Security says it's making FEMA less "bloated." Opponents say that cost people their lives in Texas.

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

Governor Abbott updates on Texas flood response with over 2,200 personnel deployed and various assistance measures in place.

Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what actions they took in the early hours of the disaster.

Hours later, he was rushing to safety: He woke up in darkness to electrical sockets popping and ankle-deep water. Quickly, his family scrambled nine people into the attic. Phones buzzed with alerts, Flowers recalled Saturday, but he did not remember when in the chaos they started.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lashed out at CNN after it reported she delayed signing off on vital federal aid for areas of Texas devastated by flash flooding. Speaking to Fox News’ Fox & Friends,

When asked by a reporter about flood victim’s families’ concerns that alerts didn’t go out in time, Trump said

Hundreds gathered at a Texas stadium to honor the 120 flood victims; the governor urged better disaster preparedness.

In response to the deadly flash floods in Texas, King County leaders are taking proactive measures to prevent a similar disaster.

At a press conference, his first significant public response to the tragedy, held a full week after the flood, Trump refused to address multiple facts implicating his administration and that of his MAGA ally Governor Abbott in the disaster.

FEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.