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Sheriff hints at ‘after action’ review, as records reveal warning of ‘worst-case flood event’
Local officials in Kerr County continue facing public scrutiny after days of seeming to deflect questions about their ...
Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding
Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars ...
'We are very flood prone': Local Texas officials spent years discussing potential warning system
Flooding has been at the top of Texans’ minds this week, but this is not the first time that the need for flood-related ...
Officials say nothing could have prepared them for the Guadalupe River to rise so fast. Meteorologists disagree.
Hundreds of children at summer campsites along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County were at risk early Friday when a ...
What early warnings did flood-hit Texas receive?
At a news conference on Sunday, Governor Greg Abbott said people in Texas were used to flash flood warnings, but there was no ...
Death toll from flooding in Kerr County climbs to 103 as search efforts in central Texas continue
The death toll in the July 4 Central Texas flooding rose to 103 on Friday as the search continued for those still missing.
Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene
Jennifer Berry Hawes ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a ...
Trump, first lady survey aftermath in Texas of deadly floods: Live updates
President Donald Trump is in Texas to survey the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.