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Texas lawmakers grill Kerr County officials

'It's a graveyard': Kerr County residents share stories of survival, recovery at flood hearing
Dozens of Kerr County residents testified at a public hearing on Thursday about the July 4 flash floods that killed more than 130 people in Texas.
Texas lawmakers grill Kerr County officials as flood recovery plods on
Local officials emphasized the need for river gauges and real-time rainfall monitoring to better predict flash floods.
Texas county emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly flood
For the first time since catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people in Kerr County, Texas, the county emergency management director conceded that he was sick and asleep as the water rose to historic levels on the Guadalupe River.
Kerr County emergency officials were sleeping when flood hit July 4
State lawmakers are in the Hill Country community most impacted by the July 4 flooding gathering testimony for legislation to address disaster preparedness and response efforts.
Woman recovered, two remain missing in Kerr County after July 4 flood that killed 137
Officials in Kerr County say that the body of a missing flood victim has been found, leaving only two people missing after the July 4 flood.
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.
Kerr County officials grilled for not being available when deadly flooding began
KERRVILLE, Texas — Texas lawmakers grilled Kerr County leaders Thursday about their whereabouts when deadly floodwaters raged through the Guadalupe River July 4, accusing them of essentially being missing in action when it mattered most. They learned one was sick in bed, another was asleep, and a third was at Lake Travis with his family.
Kerr County officials failed to follow certain aspects of disaster plan during Texas floods
The five-year-old plan, required by the state, detailed when additional monitoring was to take place and who was responsible for alerting the public to evacuate.
Texas Lawmakers Criticize Local Officials Over Deadly Hill Country Floods
Texas state lawmakers from both parties criticized local authorities in Kerr County for being unprepared for the devastating July Fourth flooding that left more than 135 people dead in their region.
Texas lawmakers fault Kerr County officials on response to deadly floods
Thursday’s special hearing in Kerr County is the public’s first chance to speak directly to legislators. “We have every right to be angry,” one woman says.
Texas lawmakers listen to testimony on deadly flooding in Kerr County
The initial chaos of the mass casualty flooding in Kerr County has begun to quiet. But the voices of the people rose as they shared their stories and tried to get answers from state leaders. The Joint Texas Senate & House Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding hearing lasted over 13 hours,
After Chronicle report, Kerr County river authority pledges $1.5 million to fund flood protection
The Upper Guadalupe River Authority put off new flood protection measures for a decade. Now lawmakers are skeptical of its ...
Texas flood survivors say nobody warned them of the water crashing in — but experts argue no alert could be fast enough
“Nobody came. No fire. No EMS. No sheriff. Nobody came for us. Nobody,” Gallagher told a July 31 hearing by the Texas Senate ...