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Kerr County residents say emergency alert messages sporadic, inconsistent in wake of floods
Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions ...
Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for missing people as death toll climbs
Five days after deadly floods struck central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still ...
Some former Texas county officials thought informal phone calls, not sirens, would be sufficient in a flood
Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be ...
Texas flooding: Death toll in Kerr County rises to 84, as Camp Mystic confirms loss of 27 campers
Kerr County, Texas and national search and rescue operations will continue Monday around the Guadalupe River, where families ...
Texas dad refused to let go of ‘his babies’ during flood — and all were swept away, witness says
My husband was in the water trying to ask them, ‘Please throw me your baby!’ The man was holding tight to his babies, and he ...
Hard-hit Texas county had no flood warning sirens despite years of discussions
State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending ...
The Texas Tribune1d
As the floodwaters recede, Kerrville confronts the devastation
On Sunday, as Kerrville began the long process of rebuilding after ruin, the unique horrors of what unfolded here Friday ...
Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 kids killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 children at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had ...