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Texas flooding live updates: 95 dead in Kerr County, at least 120 dead in the state

At least 120 people are dead from the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country. Kerr County was hit the hardest, with at least 95 deaths, including 36 children. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for the county and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the ground there.

KHOU · 3h

Texas flooding update: Kerr County officials to give update at 10 a.m. | Stream live on KHOU 11+

Heavy equipment is tearing through massive debris piles in Kerr County as the search for the missing continues.

CBC.ca · 4h

Texas officials in Kerr County missed chances over the years to mitigate flood damage

Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system, including failing to secure roughly $1 million US for a project to better protect Kerr County’s 50,

Emergency response questioned in Texas floods

Reuters on MSN · 16h

Texas officials deflect mounting questions about response to deadly flood

Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4.

UPI News on MSN · 1h

'Forecasts were there': Emergency response questioned in Texas floods

More than 100 people are dead and 150 known to be missing in Texas Wednesday from flooding but questions remain about how the effects of the deadly disaster could have been mitigated.

The Boston Globe · 1d

What to know about the flash floods in Texas that killed over 100 people

Here’s what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it in and around Kerr County, Texas, and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

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

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

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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 ...

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Donate to WLTX's Texas Flood Relief Fund to help Texans devastated by floods

TEGNA's local news properties across Texas are joining forces to raise money for the Kerr County and surrounding areas hit by ...

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Some Texas flood alerts delayed as officials waited for authorization, ex-official says

As flood water rose rapidly on the Guadalupe River in Texas early on July 4, there was no outdoor siren or warning alarm to alert people to the danger.Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, a top local ...

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Texas Longhorns' Michael Taaffe Shows Support for Flood Victims

Over the past few days, the state of Texas has seen been through unimaginable tragedy. On the morning of Independence Day, Kerr County and the Texas Hill County ...

Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

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 ...

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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 safety, according to a page on a city website.

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