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Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have ...
Texas legislators on Wednesday lambasted a local river authority for a decision last year not to move ahead with pursuing a ...
The Texas Legislature is scheduled to convene Monday for a special session, which now includes flood-related issues.
After flash floods swept through central Texas in July 2025, people online searched for reasons why the disaster was so ...
Officials balked at the cost for installing a siren warning system and the potential for sirens to blare in the middle of the ...
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 ...
Communication problems, a lack of qualification standards for emergency management coordinators and other issues have plagued the state long before the July 4 floods, officials told two special ...
Kerr County authorities discussed warning systems at least 20 times since 1987 At least 110 people have died in the catastrophic flooding in Texas.
During a lengthy hearing Wednesday, testimony highlighted problems with early warning systems, first responder communications and local emergency management.
A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with ...
Former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser said in 2016 their flood warning system was "marginal at best." Still, the county couldn't get grants for sirens.
Texas lawmakers are meeting for the first time to address the deadly July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people.