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When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick now says state could do it.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.
Reporters grill Kerr county officials over flood emergency alert system
During a press conference with officials of Kerr County, Texas, reporters asked tough questions about the handling of the ...
'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 ...
As search continues and death toll rises, North Texas mourns victims of catastrophic flood
People gathered on Sunday along the roadsides and churches across Kerrville to mourn the loss of lives and pray for the ones ...
Hope of finding Texas flood survivors dims as search efforts go on
The storms that battered the Hill Country for the past four days began to lighten up, although isolated pockets of heavy rain ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...