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Texas lawmakers grill Kerr County officials as flood recovery plods on
Local officials emphasized the need for river gauges and real-time rainfall monitoring to better predict flash floods.
Texas residents speak out after flood hearing reveals leaders unavailable during emergency
Kerr County's emergency manager testified at a hearing Thursday that he was sick and asleep when the deadly flash floods hit ...
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‘Nobody came’: Flood survivors ask Texas lawmakers for better response efforts at committee hearing
On July 31, Texas lawmakers listened to local leaders, survivor testimonies, and experts in Kerrville at a state committee ...
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Texas A&M's Veterinary Emergency Team treated more than 50 rescue dogs during Kerrville flood relief
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Texas flood survivors decry lack of aid, ‘toxic pit’ conditions in special session
Communities hit by the deadly Independence Day floods face a desperate and confused recovery bereft of state and federal aid, ...
FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response
The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...
A rural Texas county was missing some of its key leadership in the initial hours of flood crisis
Texas lawmakers began questioning local Kerr County officials over their preparedness and response to the deadly July 4 ...