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96 people, including 36 children, dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials say
As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County ...
A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps
Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended ...
Texas officials deflect mounting questions about response to deadly flood
Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done ...
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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Warnings Gave Officials 3 Hours and 21 Minutes to Save Lives in Kerr County. What Happened Then?
Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they ...
New Flood Warning System Greenlit Shortly Before Deadly Texas Disaster
A government board, whose members included Camp Mystic’s co-owner, contracted with a company to better spot danger on the ...
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Texas Flood Catastrophe: Death Toll Soars to 95 with Hundreds Missing in Kerr County as Heroic Rescues Unfold
Kerr County, Texas, is experiencing severe floods with a death toll of 95 and 161 missing, prompting extensive search and ...
Petition pushing for installment of warning sirens in Kerr County gains 35,000 signatures
Over 35,000 signed a petition urging Kerr County to install flood warning sirens after flash flooding killed at least 100 ...