Texas officials deflect mounting questions about response to deadly flood

Did NOAA fail to alert people before floods?

More questions are emerging about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's role before deadly floods swept through parts of Central Texas. CBS News' David Schechter reports.

Survival, loss and rescue during the Texas floods

As the death toll in Texas climbs, many ask whether more could have been done to prevent human tragedy

Latest on Texas flooding death toll, Trump visit and Campy Mystic

President’s visit comes amid reports that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system

Moellers, Zunkers among many dead in Hill Country flood

UPDATE AT 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9: After this story went to press, The Herald-Zeitung learned that the missing persons from the Moeller family were pronounced dead. Harley Moeller

Texas’s Hail Mary pep talk

Fumbled… As Texas digs out from last weekend’s catastrophic flooding, the state’s leaders are using the only metaphor its residents understand – football – to try and shift blame. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a great protector of the Republican establishment, said at a Tuesday press conference, “Every football team makes mistakes. The losing teams are the ones that try to point out who is to blame. The championship teams are the ones that say ‘Do…

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The Texas Hill Country floods still dominate the news

New York Times: Mystic Was Left to Fend for Itself Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially ...