Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed because they needed special authorization.

Rice University professor Philip Bedient is the Director of the Severe Storm Prediction, Education, and Evacuation from Disaster (SSPEED) Center, focusing primarily on floodwaters. After the floods in ...

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery ...