The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding — because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.

UNDATED- ( WALA) - There is word Saturday morning that emergency crews from the Mobile area, and around Alabama, have now arrived in Texas. A Facebook post from the group overnight said it has finished an extended travel period, will rest, gather equipment, and wait for an assignment.

Several search and rescue teams from North Texas fire departments are in central Texas assisting after deadly flooding swept across the area.

The El Paso Fire Department Water Rescue Team is helping search for persons missing in the devastating floods in central Texas.

A shooter who allegedly opened fire on Border Patrol agents outside a federal building in McAllen, Texas, has been identified by authorities as 27-year-old Michigan resident Ryan Louis Mosqueda.

The City recently confirmed that crews from one of its fire stations were relocated due to black mold found in the building.

Six members of the Bristol Fire Department, part of Virginia’s Task Force Four, are now in Texas helping with flood recovery efforts.

The Conroe City Council took the final step Thursday in a project to construct a new $4.7 million fire station to serve the east side of the city.