State officials vowed to continue searching for the many still missing but have acknowledged the dwindling chances of finding survivors alive a week after the disaster.

President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, are expected to visit flood-ravaged areas of Central Texas on Friday to meet with emergency workers and survivors and to see disaster sites along th...

“If confirmed, I want to ensure that staffing weather service offices is a top priority,” Neil Jacobs told the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.

As devastating floods ripped through Kerr County, Texas, late last week, Noem waited four days to sign off on Urban Search and Rescue crews, approve aerial imaging requested by the state, and bring in additional staff for FEMA’s disaster call center, sources told CNN. The disaster killed at least 120 people and left about 160 missing.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in damage-control mode after she was accused of holding up rescue and recovery efforts in central Texas in the wake of devastating flash floods that killed a...