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Key takeaways from public hearing on deadly July 4 Texas Hill Country flood
Kerr County officials testified before state lawmakers on Thursday, July 31, during a public hearing on disaster preparedness and flooding. They provided details and defended their actions during the ...
‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help
Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.
Texas lawmakers zero in on 17 minutes between warning and beginning of Hill Country flood
A joint committee of the state House and Senate is conducting the first legislative hearing on the deadly Hill Country floods ...
As Texas lawmakers await flood testimony, Hill Country survivors still grapple with recovery
Some areas had no running water Wednesday, according to Organizing Resilience, a group helping to mobilize survivors before Thursday's hearing.
Plans for flood warning system floundered before Hill Country floods, witnesses tell legislative committee
Texas legislators on Wednesday lambasted a local river authority for a decision last year not to move ahead with pursuing a ...
The Hill Country does have flood warning sirens. Here's where they are and how they work.
Many have decried Kerr County's lack of sirens on the Guadalupe River. Officials in counties that have the systems say they ...
Texas failed to protect its own in advance of deadly Hill Country flood
The letter writer chides liberals for blaming President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott for the damage done by the July ...
Houston senator proposes flood alert upgrades following deadly Texas Hill Country flooding
AUSTIN, Texas — State Senator Paul Bettencourt of Houston is pushing for major upgrades to Texas flood warning systems ...
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Texas Hill Country floods: What we know so far
With hundreds confirmed dead, questions remain about the local response to flood warnings. Meanwhile, lawmakers will weigh ...