The newly created Disaster Preparedness & Flooding committees in the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate met jointly in Austin to hold hearings. While some lawmakers had anticipated ... Read More

Dale Hammon, an experienced diver from East Liverpool, made his way down to Kerrville, Texas to help with search and Recovery Efforts. He is this week's WYTV Hometown Hero. Read More

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas state lawmakers gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to examine the catastrophic July 4th flooding that killed more than 130 people in the Hill Country, with officials identifying ... Read More

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The report from TRIP, a national transportation research group, highlights a decrease of 8% in fatalities in Texas from 2021 to 2024, but an 18% increase from 2014. Read More

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Interstate 35 northbound traffic through the southern part of Waco shifted on July 17 to travel two of the southbound main lanes for about three miles ... Read More

Federal Emergency Management Agency acting leader David Richardson defended the federal government's response to flooding in Texas earlier this month. Read More

Officials in Kerr County say that the body of a missing flood victim has been found, leaving only two people missing after the July 4 flood. Read More

People are asked to file insurance claims first, and then if insurance doesn't cover their losses, FEMA may be able to help. Read More

Ken Pagurek, a longtime Philadelphia firefighter who served as chief of FEMA's search and rescue branch for the past year, was well-versed in major disaster response. Read More

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people. Read More

At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency managers in disaster response. Read More

In lieu of recent disasters in our area, and those across New Mexico and Central Texas, FBI El Paso is warning the public about potential charity fraud. Charity fraud is when scammers set up fake ... Read More

Congressional scrutiny comes as Trump administration conducts evaluation of FEMA and works to % identify any shortcomings. Read More

Six victims were listed in stable condition, and the suspected driver was listed in critical condition, according to the Dallas Police Department. Read More

Texas lawmakers are scrutinizing the state's emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people. Read More

Models predicted a few inches of rain instead of the torrential onslaught that devastated Central Texas earlier this month, he said. Read More

Houston is carrying out a two-day enforcement initiative against reckless driving on major highways, involving multiple law enforcement agencies, with Mayor Whitmire emphasizing road safety. Read More

That stretch of the highway is part of a larger length of eastbound 287 that is narrowed to one lane as work crews resurface the highway. Read More

Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management and representatives from the Upper Guadalupe River Authority are expected to testify. Read More