While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

Federal emergency authorities removed dozens of structures from a Texas summer camp s official flood hazard map in the years ...

At least 12 structures at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River were fully within FEMA’s 2011 National Flood Insurance map ...

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, and nationwide as many ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening ...

Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk flood area in Texas Hill Country.

Federal regulators removed Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map years before 27 children were lost in severe ...

Oversight was loosened as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before the floods, a review ...

FEMA previously approved an appeal from Camp Mystic to exclude 15 of its buildings near the Guadalupe River from what is called a Special Flood Hazard Area.

The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of ...

Cities and counties can strengthen their defenses — even on tight budgets —  with smarter maps, stronger codes and regional ...