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Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for more than 160 missing people as death toll climbs
Five days after deadly floods struck central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still ...
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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 ...
Kerr County was aware of flooding issues in 2016. A former commissioner explains why sirens weren't installed.
Former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser said in 2016 their flood warning system was "marginal at best." Still, the county ...
Some former Texas county officials thought informal phone calls, not sirens, would be sufficient in a flood
Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be ...
Texas dad refused to let go of ‘his babies’ during flood — and all were swept away, witness says
My husband was in the water trying to ask them, ‘Please throw me your baby!’ The man was holding tight to his babies, and he ...
Kerr County man ‘died a hero’ during floods, family members say
Follow along for developments on the July Fourth floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County and Central Texas.
Hard-hit Texas county had no flood warning sirens despite years of discussions
State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending ...
Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 kids killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 children at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had ...