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'We are very flood prone': Local Texas officials spent years discussing potential warning system
Flooding has been at the top of Texans’ minds this week, but this is not the first time that the need for flood-related ...
Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood
As deaths from catastrophic Texas flooding surpassed 100 on Monday, local officials in one of the hardest-hit counties have ...
Country music star planning benefit for Texas flood relief: ‘My daughters attended summer camp there’
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has established the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to support local ...
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.
Texas Flood Live Updates: White House Says Blaming Trump For Flooding A ‘Depraved Lie’ As Death Toll Reaches 104
Emergency responders continue to search for missing people and local police said efforts have been slowed by "sightseers who ...
Stepping up for Texas: How businesses are aiding flood relief efforts
Businesses and organizations are stepping up to provide aid to Texans after flash flooding over the holiday weekend claimed ...
'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
Kerr County, Texas, lacked a “last mile” warning mechanism that could have saved residents before the deadly floods ...
Mayor in Flood-Hit Texas City: ‘We Didn’t Even Have a Warning’
Mayor Joe Herring Jr. tearfully mourned the lives lost in Kerr County Monday, which has seen the highest number of fatalities.
Death toll climbs to 81 as flood-ravaged Texas faces more rain; Trump plans visit: Updates
Meanwhile, anguished parents waited for word on the 10 young campers still missing from Camp Mystic, which was hit hard by ...
Texas county judge says 'no one knew' flood was coming
Kerr County, Texas Judge Rob Kelly told a reporter that the county does not have a warning system, saying that "no one knew ...