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Flood Watch Issued for Kerr County, Texas

Kerr County commissioners hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding

Kerr County commissioners discussed ongoing search and rescue efforts Monday in their first official meeting since catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people in the county over the July 4 weekend.

The Associated Press on MSN · 5h

Rain disrupts search for victims in Kerr County, Texas floods

In Kerrville, authorities went door-to-door to some homes early Sunday to alert people that flooding was again possible.

Smart Cities Dive · 5h

5 steps cities can take to prevent a flood tragedy like Kerr County’s

Cities and counties can strengthen their defenses — even on tight budgets — with smarter maps, stronger codes and regional coordination, a flood expert says.

Texas Gets Even More Rain

The New York Times · 3h

Officials in Flooded Texas Defend Response Amid Threats

A commissioner in Kerr County, where the worst flooding occurred, said people were “cursing us for our decisions.” Official evacuations did not occur for hours after the first Weather Service warning.

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ABC · 10h

Texas flooding updates: Over 130 dead as flash flood threat increases in Texas

The thunder and lighting came to Camp Mystic first, but that was normal. The storm and the driving rain at the Texas camp woke up some of the campers, including Georgia and Eloise Jones, at about 1 a.

iHeart on MSN · 5h

Texas Gets Even More Rain As Search For Victims In Deadly Floods Continues

Heavy rains have returned to Texas just ten days after catastrophic flooding devastated the region. The recent storms have complicated ongoing recovery efforts in Kerr County, where officials are still grappling with the aftermath of the deadly floods over the Fourth of July weekend.

Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll tops 130

More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those ...

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 ...

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Droves of volunteers join the thousands assisting flood recovery efforts in Kerr County

Over 12,000 volunteers have already assisted in Kerr County, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

57mon MSN

Central Texas swamped with rain again; flash flooding 'already occurring'

A flood watch was in effect for more than a dozen counties as authorities resumed the search for victims of the July 4 tragedy.

KOMU 83h

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 ...

Texas Public Radio2h

Mexican volunteers rushed in to help after floods in Texas. Some want to continue recovery efforts.

More than two dozen Mexican rescue volunteers and firefighters have been looking for victims and clearing debris along the ...

USA Today7d

Texas turned down Kerr County plea for money for better flood warnings

The Texas Division of Emergency Management denied Kerr County’s 2017 application, meeting minutes show. Kerr County applied again in 2018, when more federal funding became available ...

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