Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...

Two massive disasters this year — the Texas floods and Los Angeles firestorms — are leading some to grapple with the question ...

Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are ...

A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in Texas emergency warning systems, experts and the ...

People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the ...

Texas ranks as the country’s leader in flood fatalities, and the Hill Country flood of July 2025 ranks among the deadliest in ...

Over 100 people have died in the Texas flooding as of Tuesday. Here are answers to commonly asked questions from USA TODAY ...

Would a flood scale like those used for hurricanes and tornadoes have prompted different actions by Texas officals and the ...

Infrastructure related to flooding and other disasters must be treated as the top priority during the Texas Legislature’s ...

The first State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The ...

Flooding has been at the top of Texans’ minds this week, but this is not the first time that the need for flood-related ...

The deadly Texas floods have brought the state's approach to land approvals, especially in flood-prone areas, under more ...