Texas Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the list of bills the Senate will work on in the first called special session ...

The first three bills on the list are in response to the devastating Independence Day Floods in the Hill Country.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the following legislation for the First Called Special Session of the 89th Legislature: ...

The deaths in the Texas Hill Country are a tragic testament to the force of a raging river. Flood-stricken Vermont has a ...

Texas bears witness to a terrible tragedy, and citizens soon raise questions. Could the loss of life have been prevented or ...

AUSTIN, Texas - A "bizarre unforced error" is how Governor ... Beryl hit southwest of Houston. "Again, because I've been able to be fully engaged on a hands-on basis for many hours every single day, ...

As the death toll from the July 4th floods in Kerr County continues to climb - now surpassing the fatalities from Hurricane Beryl and even Hurricane Harvey – lawmakers are under growing pressure to ...

Some officials are already identifying ways to prevent similar disasters, including investing more in traditional siren alert systems in rural areas.

News Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls on Texas to buy sirens for flood-prone counties Gov. Greg Abbott seems likely to add the issue to the special session agenda, saying legislators would have the ...

The announcement comes after flash flooding on the Guadalupe River killed dozens in Central Texas.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces state funding for flood sirens along the Guadalupe River to enhance safety in Texas' flood-prone areas.