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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 coordinator defends his absence during the deadly Texas flooding
Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator, William B. Thomas IV, testified on Thursday that he was sick and asleep during the flood on July 4.
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LIVE: State legislators question Kerr County officials about deadly July 4 flood response
KERRVILLE, Texas — State legislators are set to publicly question local officials for the first time since at least 137 people died in deadly July 4 floodwaters in Kerr County, with a hearing scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday that could finally provide answers about the emergency response.
Top Kerr County leaders asleep, ‘too late’ to issue flood evacuation
Kerr County leaders are facing mounting scrutiny over their handling of the Fourth of July flooding. On Thursday, the questions came from state lawmakers who traveled to the flood zone for a special session hearing.
Kerr County emergency official says he was sick and asleep when deadly flash floods hit Texas
Texas officials have faced questions over their preparedness and the speed of their initial actions when flash flooding hit.
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.
Kerr County, Texas, lead emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly flooding
For the first time since catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people in Kerr County, Texas, the county emergency management director conceded that h
County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit
At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when the Guadalupe River burst its banks.
Kerr County emergency coordinator says he was sick and asleep when floods hit Texas
In his first public comments since the devastating Texas floods, William "Dub" Thomas said the situation "evolved faster than anyone could have predicted."
Did July 4 floods catch top Kerr County emergency officials sleeping? Texas may get answers soon
So far, no evidence has shown that key county emergency officials with jurisdiction along the Guadalupe River were even awake when the Hill Country floods hit.
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 ...
A rural Texas county was missing some of its key leadership in the initial hours of flood crisis
Texas lawmakers began questioning local Kerr County officials over their preparedness and response to the deadly July 4 ...
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Kerr County sheriff details timeline for early hours of July 4 floods
The Kerr County sheriff detailed the early-morning hours of the July 4 floods in Kerrville, calls that dispatch received, in ...
Kerr County emergency officials were missing, asleep as floods raged
The hearing this morning is the first time a panel of lawmakers is visiting the hard-hit Texas Hill Country since the floods.