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'We are very flood prone': Local Texas officials spent years discussing potential warning system

Flooding has been at the top of Texans’ minds this week, but this is not the first time that the need for flood-related measures has come up among local officials.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

In Texas region prone to catastrophic floods, questions grow about lack of warning

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The forecast began to look ominous in the Texas Hill Country on Thursday afternoon.

CBS News on MSN · 22h

Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek higher ground now" was sent at 4:03 a.m. local time.

Death toll from Texas flooding rises to more than 100

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 8h

Texas flooding: Death toll in Kerr County rises to 84, as Camp Mystic confirms loss of 27 campers

Kerr County, Texas and national search and rescue operations will continue Monday around the Guadalupe River, where families wait for news of their loved ones.

Associated Press · 13h

Death toll from Texas flooding rises to more than 100 as search continues for missing

Flash floods in Texas killed at least 100 people over the Fourth of July weekend and left others still missing, including girls attending Camp Mystic, drawing a massive search effort.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Death toll from Texas floods reaches 69, including 21 children

The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 69 on Sunday, including at least 21 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp entered a third day. Texas Governor Greg Abbott,

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Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

As deaths from catastrophic Texas flooding surpassed 100 on Monday, local officials in one of the hardest-hit counties have ...

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Some former Texas county officials thought informal phone calls, not sirens, would be sufficient in a flood

Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be ...

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Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

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Texas flood deaths pass 100 as search-and-rescue efforts continue

The death toll from Texas flooding over the weekend surpassed 100 on Monday evening as search and rescue teams continue the ...

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Catholics mourn, offer support, as Texas flood’s catastrophic death toll rises

Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott declared Sunday, July 6 a day of prayer throughout the state, as the death toll from catastrophic ...

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'Could we have done more? Perhaps so' | Former Kerr County official recalls emergency siren debate

KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County leaders debated the issue of installing emergency sirens along the Guadalupe River nearly a ...

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Kerr County man ‘died a hero’ during floods, family members say

Follow along for developments on the July Fourth floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County and Central Texas.

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Texas county judge says 'no one knew' flood was coming

Kerr County, Texas Judge Rob Kelly told a reporter that the county does not have a warning system, saying that "no one knew ...

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How to help Texas flood victims and first responders

Local officials have asked for financial donations, while the Salvation Army and World Central Kitchen are providing support ...

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Death toll climbs to 81 as flood-ravaged Texas faces more rain; Trump plans visit: Updates

Meanwhile, anguished parents waited for word on the 10 young campers still missing from Camp Mystic, which was hit hard by ...

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1987 Hill Country flood shares similarities with Kerr County devastation

This isn't the first time flooding along the Guadalupe River has claimed lives. Jim Moore was a reporter who covered an ...

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