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ABC News on MSN · 11h

Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July

A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

CBS News on MSN · 12h

Texas flood alerts were delayed as officials waited for authorization, former Kerr County official says

Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed because they needed special authorization.

Little Rock Public Radio · 1h

Kerr County struggled to fund flood warnings. Under Trump, it's getting even harder

Kerr County applied for federal grants to build a warning system to protect residents from flash floods. Under the Trump Administration, that kind of funding is drying up.

Texas, flood and Search and Rescue

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Texas Floods Death Toll Creeps up as Search and Rescue Continues

Local officials have faced angry questions about whether they could have warned people of dangerous flash floods in Texas Hill Country sooner. Rescue teams from neighboring states and Mexico have joined local efforts to search for survivors,

'Deep impact phase' of searching: More than 170 missing after Texas flood

Authorities have confirmed at least 120 deaths across six counties, including those of 59 adults and 36 children in Kerr County. Also, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday responded to questions of if he would call for an investigation into possible failures surrounding the deadly floods said it was the 'word choice of losers'.

The Washington Post · 11h

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 to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,

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How 10 inches of rain turned into a deadly 30-foot wall of water in Kerr County

Using Fredericksburg as a proxy for the region, the average July rainfall over the last about 40 years is 2.2 inches. But ...

10hon MSN

Texas officials deflect mounting questions about response to deadly flood

By Jane Ross and Maria Alejandra Cardona KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday ...

21hon MSN

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.

14hon MSN

Live: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott adds flood response to special session agenda

In the Austin area, 12 people are still missing and 16 are known to have perished after rain swept away homes along rivers ...

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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 ...

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More than 160 remain missing in Kerr County as search efforts enter sixth day

SAN ANTONIO — Five days after the waters of the Guadalupe River rose and overwhelmed much of Kerr Country on July Fourth, ...

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Review of messaging system raises concerns over Texas county’s flood response

Kerr County commissioners considered a proposal for a flood warning system years ago, but Kelly said the idea did not move ...

Kerr County was aware of flooding issues in 2016. A former commissioner explains why sirens weren't installed.

KERR COUNTY, Texas — Texas lawmakers will likely find a way to help fund flood warning sirens for Kerr County ...

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