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People search and clean up debris along the Guadalupe River near Hunt on July 9, 2025.

Hill Country floods

A year after deadly floods, Texas lawmakers haven’t addressed training for emergency coordinators

by Emily Foxhall July 3, 2026

Texas’ emergency management chief has repeatedly recommended that lawmakers require minimum training but a bill proposed after the disaster failed.

Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, takes notes during a press conference at Hill Country Youth Event Center on July 5, 2025 in Kerrville.

State Government

Trump administration considers moving FEMA to Texas and tapping state’s top emergency official, report says

By Lindsey Byman
Nov. 17, 2025

According to Politico, federal officials could relocate the agency here and tap Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd to lead it.