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Kerr County 'action plan' from 2024 shows the county already knew where flooding could happen
The plan goes over multiple disaster scenarios for the county including flooding. On page 39 the plan states, "The local planning team determined it is likely that Kerr County and the participating jurisdictions will experience a flood event in the next year, meaning an event is probable in the next three years."
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.
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William "Dub" Thomas, the Kerr County Emergency Management Director since 2015, detailed his whereabouts during the crisis.
Local officials emphasized the need for river gauges and real-time rainfall monitoring to better predict flash floods.
Texas state lawmakers plan to reevaluate the purpose of the Upper Guadeloupe River Authority (UGRA) after it was revealed ...
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Two top leaders in a rural Texas county were asleep and a third was out of town in the initial hours of a catastrophic flood ...
During Thursday's public hearing, testimony from several officials is expected, including the Kerrville mayor, the Kerr ...
The July 4 flash flood killed 137 in the Texas Hill Country, with 108 reported dead in Kerr County, including 37 children.
State lawmakers are in the Hill Country community most impacted by the July 4 flooding gathering testimony for legislation to ...
Texas Hill Country community leaders testified before a legislative committee regarding the July 4 flood response and ...
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