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Flood Watch Issued for Kerr County, Texas, With Chance for Heavy Rain
The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County even small amounts ...
Trump slams reporter over Texas flood: ‘Only an evil person would ask a question like that’
The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.
Kerr County holds vigil honoring the victims and the many missing from the Texas flood
A memorial service was held in Kerr County, Texas on Friday to honor the victims and those still missing from flooding that ...
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Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?
In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...
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West Texas juvenile probation officer killed in Kerr County floods, TJJD says
The Texas Department of Juvenile Justice said a West Texas juvenile probation officer was among the victims of deadly Kerr ...
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 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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Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.
Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they ...