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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 ...
Kerr County, Texas, lead emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly flooding
William "Dub" Thomas, the Kerr County Emergency Management Director since 2015, detailed his whereabouts during the crisis.
Kerr County emergency coordinator says he was sick and asleep when floods hit Texas
Kerr County’s top emergency coordinator said Thursday he had been feeling ill for days leading up to the deadly floods but ...
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 ...
Dan Patrick slams Kerr County judge over absence during July 4 floods: ‘You should have been here’
"You should have been here directing that response. That is your responsibility,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told Kerr County Judge ...
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 ...
Kerr County emergency chief defends response to Texas floods
Kerr County emergency chief William “Dub” Thomas defended his response to the Texas floods that killed more than 130 people, saying he mobilized despite being off duty and ill. He said supervisors ...