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Texas Parks and Wildlife describes large-scale search, rescue and evacuations after July Hill Country floods
Summary
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department told the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee that state park staff and game wardens pre‑staged assets before the July storms, executed search and rescue operations and relocated hundreds of people without injuries during the Hill Country floods.
A Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive told the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee on July 9 that the agency pre‑staged personnel and assets and carried out large‑scale search and rescue and evacuation operations after flash floods struck the Hill Country.
"The department takes the preparation for response to emergencies with a high level of professionalism," David Joskowitz, executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, told the committee. He said the agency manages roughly 750,000 acres of wildlife management areas, 89 state parks that draw nearly 10 million visitors annually and 10,000 square miles of surface water.
The department said it activated site‑specific…
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