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FEMA records show Kerr County didn't alert all cell phones as flooding began
FEMA records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show that Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & ...
Kerr County asked for a flood warning system and didn’t get it. Would it have made a difference?
Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have ...
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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 ...
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.
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Texas turned down Kerr County plea for money for better flood warnings
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
State of Texas: Trump, Texas leaders visit Kerrville after catastrophic flood
President Donald Trump spoke about the loss of life as a result of the flooding while surrounded by state and city leaders in ...
Memorial in flood-ravaged Kerrville becomes focal point of community’s grief
A chain-link fence that separates Water Street in the center of Kerrville from the Guadalupe River just a few hundred feet ...
Risk of Flooding Returns to Texas County Hit by Deadly Storms
The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County even small amounts ...