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The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County even small amounts of rainfall could cause flooding.
FEMA records show Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s system to send warnings to phones in the critical hours as the flooding began on July 4.
The catastrophic Central Texas floods have claimed at least 121 lives and left 173 missing, as a report reveals that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system.
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 government overspending.
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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 prevented loss of life on July 4?
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It’s been almost a week since the deadly flooding disaster in Kerr County. Survivors are still in shock like Jack Halmon are still in shock.Halmon was not home
As Camp Mystic expanded into a flood-prone area, federal officials granted appeals to remove the popular site from flood maps. Study suggests FEMA approved requests favoring the wealthy and well-connected.
Deceased flood victims are being sent to the Grimes Funeral Chapels location in Kerrville. Here's how to check for your loved one.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are touring flood-ravaged Kerr County, pledging Texas relief. KERRVILLE, Texas — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are touring the damage zone in Kerr County after devastating floods ravaged the area on July Fourth.