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Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood
Local officials in one of the hardest-hit counties have still revealed little about what, if any, actions they took to ...
Some former Texas county officials thought informal phone calls, not sirens, would be sufficient in a flood
Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be ...
Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
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84 dead, including 28 children, in Kerr County floods; 6 found dead in Kendall County, officials say
At least 84 people, including 28 children, were killed in Kerr County, and another six were found dead in Kendall County due ...
Kerr County floods: At least 84 dead, including 28 children, after July Fourth flooding
KERR COUNTY, Texas — Authorities say the death toll from the July Fourth floods in the Texas Hill Country has climbed once ...
Experts say soil, not just rainfall, played key role in devastating Kerr County floods
Roads disappeared under rushing water. Homes and businesses were submerged as the Fourth of July weekend turned into a rescue ...
'Could we have done more? Perhaps so' | Former Kerr County official recalls emergency siren debate
KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County leaders debated the issue of installing emergency sirens along the Guadalupe River nearly a ...
Kerr County lacked ‘last mile’ warning to get NWS alerts to residents before Texas flash floods
Many warnings from the National Weather Service went out to Kerr County, Texas, but the area wasn't equipped with sirens to ...