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ABC News on MSN · 8h

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 emergency response, local officials said.

CBS News on MSN · 4h

Texas flood alerts were delayed as officials waited for authorization, former Kerr County official says

Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed because they needed special authorization.

KHOU on MSN · 3h

Kerr County flood relief donations to come from Houston-area restaurants

Kerr County relief efforts remain strong on the ground with many folks around town helping where they can. And that includes several restaurants donating proceeds.

Texas couldn't find $1M for flood warning system near camps

ABC News on MSN · 21h

Warnings scrutinized after catastrophic toll in Texas flooding

Officials are being pressed about their response and whether there could have been a better warning system.

The Washington Post · 3h

A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn't find $1M for flood warning system near camps

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Emergency Response Comes Under Scrutiny After Deadly Texas Floods

A public backlash is enveloping Kerr County over the local steps taken after the National Weather Service warned of a potential catastrophe.

12hon MSN

Kerr County authorities discussed warning systems at least 20 times since 1987

Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, ...

96 people, including 36 children, dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials say

As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County ...

5hon MSN

Petition pushing for installment of warning sirens in Kerr County gains 35,000 signatures

Over 35,000 signed a petition urging Kerr County to install flood warning sirens after flash flooding killed at least 100 ...

1don MSN

When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick now says state could do it.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.

9h

Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they ...

Texas Flood Catastrophe: Death Toll Soars to 95 with Hundreds Missing in Kerr County as Heroic Rescues Unfold

Kerr County, Texas, is experiencing severe floods with a death toll of 95 and 161 missing, prompting extensive search and ...

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Texans gather to pray for flood victims, including two Kerrville teachers

Prayers were offered to the victims of the Kerr County flood. The search for those still missing entered its fourth day.

Texas Standard5h

Kerr County has an emergency alert system. Some residents didn’t get a text for hours

Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions ...

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