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Kerr County, Texas and flood

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.

The Dallas Morning News · 4h

Kerr County considered adding warning sirens years before flood. Why didn’t it happen?

Officials balked at the cost for installing a siren warning system and the potential for sirens to blare in the middle of the night and wake up

CBS News · 1d

Some 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.

Texas, Abbott and Legislature

Yahoo · 1d

Gov. Abbott adds flood warning systems and redrawing Texas Congressional districts to special session agenda

Texas lawmakers will convene in a special session starting July 21 to address the recent Hill Country flooding. Alongside disaster response, the Legislature will also consider a range of politically charged issues,

USA Today · 1d

Texas Gov. Abbott adds flood, redistricting to Legislature's special session agenda

Gov. Abbott has added new items to the Legislature's special session agenda stemming from recent flooding events. Here's what to know.

E&E · 11h

Texas Legislature to consider flood measures in special session

Mourners hug during a Wednesday vigil for flood victims held in Kerrville, Texas. Ashley Landis/AP Texas lawmakers will start working on their response to the state’s deadly flooding when they meet later this month in a special session.

3hon MSN

Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene

Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were ...

40mon MSN

Texas floodwaters damaged crops and endangered livestock. Now farmers and ranchers are cleaning up

BEND, Texas (AP) — Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ...

4don MSN

Warnings for deadly Texas flash flooding came with little time to act

As early as July 2, officials at the Texas Division of Emergency Management, or TDEM, were publishing news releases warning ...

Catastrophic Flooding In Texas — Were There Warnings?

Deadly flooding in the flash flood alley of Texas is raising questions about warnings. Here's a preliminary (but not ...

2don MSN

Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 flood

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash ...

3don MSN

What does it take for officials to issue a flood watch or warning?

KOCO 5 Meteorologist Sabrina Bates breaks down what to know when it comes to flooding. What does it take for officials to ...

3hon MSN

How NASA crews are aiding Texas flood recovery efforts

NASA WB-57 sensor equipment operator Mallory Yates discusses the data being collected by NASA aircraft to assist with flood recovery efforts in Texas.

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