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Texas Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, lead a July 23 hearing about the state and regional response to the deadly July 4 weekend flooding. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)

‘A long way to go:’ Texas official says better communication, oversight is needed to improve disaster response

By Hannah Norton

During the first legislative hearing after historic flooding killed 137 people in Central Texas, state and regional leaders testified about communications challenges, limited flood warning infrastructure and minimal oversight for local emergency managers.

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