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Did politics delay approval of Kerr County life-saving infrastructure?
A newly surfaced video shows Kerr County commissioners and residents in 2021 delaying over $10 million in federal funds ...
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Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?
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 ...
Coast Guard rescue crew awarded Distinguish Flying Crosses, Air Medals for actions in Texas
The Coast Guard team aboard Rescue 6553 saved nearly 200 people trapped by the deadly floods in Texas this past week.
Photos show the trail of destruction in the aftermath of flooding in Kerr County, Texas
Days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, search-and-rescue teams are using heavy ...
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Search for flood victims slowed by mountains of debris as thousands descend on Kerr County to assist
Crews are using construction equipment to clear vehicles, trees and homes in a race to locate more than 170 people still ...
Parker County rescue specialist, water squad leader and com leader join statewide task force in Kerr County
Three battalion chiefs with the Parker County Emergency Services District No. 1 have been in Kerr County as part of a statewide rescue and recovery team. “They’ve been working close to 12- or 14-hour ...
Hudson VFD Search and Rescue provide aid for Kerr County recovery
“When they issue a watch or warning, it triggers this algorithm and that’s what’s sent out to people’s cellphones,” Smith ...
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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. - MSN
Three hours and 21 minutes. That’s how much time passed from when the National Weather Service sent out its first flash flood warning for part of Kerr County to when the first flooding reports came ...