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Kerr County commissioners set to hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding
Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people, ...
What does it mean to Harris County that FEMA missed nearly two-thirds of calls after central Texas floods?
Cuts made to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Trump administration severely impaired its ability to respond ...
Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety
A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public ...
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FEMA deploys more members from Missouri Task Force 1 for Texas flooding response
Missouri Task Force 1 has been upgraded to a Type I team and sent 35 more members to respond to deadly flooding in Kerr ...
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Kerr County Sheriff and authorities have yet to explain who did what ...
Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator W.B. “Dub” Thomas declined to comment when asked to explain the actions the county took in the early morning hours of Friday, CNN previously ...
Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July
A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with ...
Texas lawmakers could have funded better emergency response systems — but they didn’t
Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural ...
Austin Fire Chief defends response after accusations of delaying help for Kerr County flooding
The Austin Fire Chief insists his department is doing everything it can to respond to deadly flooding in Kerr County after ...
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FEMA response to Hill Country floods slowed by cost controls, sources tell CNN
Rescue efforts began Friday, but FEMA did not deploy its network of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday.