State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.

As natural disasters like flooding, tornadoes and landslides piled up this spring, FEMA accumulated a backlog of disaster requests going into the Gulf of Mexico's hurricane season.

Usually, SNAP recipients cannot use the Lone Star Card to purchase hot food or ready to eat meals. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission received permission from the USDA to temporarily expand SNAP benefits to include hot meals.

Twenty states joined forces in the wake of deadly flash flooding in Kerr County, Texas, filing a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the federal government — over what plaintiffs assert was an unlawful decision to strip FEMA of critical disaster response funding in April.

Plus, Republicans strategists are advising lawmakers to appeal to working class voters when selling Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" ahead of the midterms.

SAN ANGELO, Texas (KBTX) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott visited Spur Arena in San Angelo on Thursday afternoon for a press conference after severe flooding in the area.

The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.

A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.