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Texas officials didn’t see the flood coming. Residents have long warned of risks
In late September 2000, longtime Kerr County, Texas, resident W. Thornton Secor Jr. sat down with an oral historian to tell his story. Like many of the residents recorded as part of a decadeslong ...
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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 ...
Kerr County: Volunteers ordered to stop search for victims, more rain expected in Texas Hill Country
Search and rescue efforts resume for an eleventh day as specific crews continue to look for the 161 missing after the ...
Texas chefs unite to comfort Kerrville flood victims through food
A collection of restaurants, chefs, volunteers and organizers of the Kerrville Folk Festival rallied in the days after the ...
‘Turn the sorrow into some bright light’: Pat Green holds concert for Texas flood victims
Pat Green held a livestream concert to raise money for Texas flood relief after losing his brother, sister-in-law and nephews in the July 4 Guadalupe ...
Texas Officials Report Death Threats As Flash Flood Response Faces Scrutiny
The threats come amid public scrutiny over whether more could have been done ahead of the July 4 storm, which has claimed at least 132 lives.