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Kerrville didn’t have weather sirens used by other cities
Outdoor weather alert systems are not required by any federal or state law. The choice is left up to local leaders.
Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms
A small Texas town recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster after it recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...
A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps
Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended ...
City of Bandera to test emergency flood sirens Thursday in light of tragedy in Texas Hill Country
The City of Bandera will conduct a test of its warning sirens on Thursday in light of the flood tragedy in the Texas Hill ...
Local officials facing questions over their actions in the years and hours before deadly Texas floods
As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether ...
Texas flooding live updates: Officials grilled about response as death toll rises
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the Federal Emergency Management Agency response has quickly "streamlined" to help flooding victims. "FEMA went to an en ...
Kerr County flooding updates: At least 24 people, including children, killed in devastating floods
Multiple people are dead following "catastrophic" flooding in Kerrville, which is about 65 miles northwest of San Antonio ...