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Families of flood victims call for new alert systems as Kerr County officials defend response
A public hearing on the fatal July 4 flash floods in Kerr County, Texas, revealed that officials believe no alert system could have prevented the disaster, while victims' families and a state official ...
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As the floods hit, Kerrville officials’ messages show lack of information about what was coming
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‘The state is broken’: Kerrville residents testify at state hearing over flood response
State lawmakers are in the Hill Country community most impacted by the July 4 flooding gathering testimony for legislation to ...
River official backtracks on Camp Mystic warnings at Texas flood hearing
The July 4 flood killed 27 campers and counselors at the all-girls Camp Mystic in Hunt. One camper remains missing. The ...
Kerrville won't drain lake as part of search for flood victims
Emptying Nimitz Lake, which is part of the Guadalupe River, would have been costly and difficult, city officials say.
Rural Texas county's top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis
Two top leaders in a rural Texas county were asleep and a third was out of town in the initial hours of a catastrophic flood that came barreling through the region, causing widespread destruction and ...
Texas county emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly flooding
The Kerr County emergency management director conceded he was sick and asleep as the water rose to historic levels on the ...
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FEMA aid falls short for Kerrville family’s rental home damaged in floods
Owners Diane and Butch McCracken were living in a recreational vehicle when the deadly Hill Country Floods hit. Their ...
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Residents work to pick up the pieces as search for the missing continues after Guadalupe River floods
A washed-out Guadalupe River appeared stuck in time nearly two weeks after the catastrophe. Large trees laid on their sides and remnants of debris lingered throughout what was left. Some residents of ...
Texas floods: 911 audio from county near hard-hit Kerrville shows confusion and distress
ABC News obtained more than 100 audio recordings associated with flooding in Kendall County, Texas on July 4, 2025.
Texas Faces New Flood Warnings Along the Guadalupe River Less Than 2 Weeks After Disaster Killed More Than 130
New flood warnings have been issued along the Guadalupe River in Texas less than two weeks after flooding killed more than ...
Takeaways from the heated July 4 flood hearing: Kerr County officials grilled over absences, delays
Flood relief is one of many items the Texas Legislature is taking up in the 30-day special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott ...