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Kerr County asked for a flood warning system and didn’t get it. Would it have made a difference?
Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have ...
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Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?
In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...
Droves of volunteers join the thousands assisting flood recovery efforts in Kerr County
Over 12,000 volunteers have already assisted in Kerr County, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
Waco café hosts Moana breakfast to benefit Kerr County flood victims
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Luna Clean Food Café in Waco is helping flood victims in Kerr County. This morning, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., the café held a “Moana Breakfast” where kids and families could ...
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Plans for a flood warning system fell apart in Kerr County, leaving it vulnerable
The search for bodies continued nearly a week after deadly flooding in Texas. With 121 people confirmed dead and at least 161 ...
Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July
A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with ...
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Kerr County struggled to fund flood warnings. Under Trump, it's getting even harder
Kerr County applied for federal grants to build a warning system to protect residents from flash floods. Under the Trump ...
Memorial in flood-ravaged Kerrville becomes focal point of community’s grief
A chain-link fence that separates Water Street in the center of Kerrville from the Guadalupe River just a few hundred feet ...