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Families say warnings failed during Texas floods; officials pledge review and local hearings
Summary
Reporters and residents said alerts 'didn't go out in time' and that many people were asleep or had dead phones; officials acknowledged the concern, rejected partisan framing, and promised legislative and technical reviews and local hearings to explore fixes.
A group of residents and reporters at a presidential visit to flood-affected Texas communities said many families believed alerting systems failed and that warnings "didn't go out in time." A CBS reporter summarized the concern: "Several families we've heard from are obviously upset because they say that those warnings, those alerts didn't go out out in time, and they also say that people could have been safe."
President Trump strongly defended the response and the…
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