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Texas, Kerr County

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Texas Lawmakers Largely Ignored Recommendations Aimed at Helping Rural Areas Like Kerr County Prepare for Flooding

The result of their work came in 2024 with the release of Texas’ first-ever state flood plan.

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Faith-driven Texas volunteers aim to restore hope in flood-ravaged Kerr County

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Kerr County missing drops to 3 after deadly Texas floods

Hundreds were reported missing after Texas floods. Most of them were found safe

Texas officials labored to account for more than 160 people originally reported missing along the Guadalupe River after the deadly July Fourth floods before ultimately concluding that most were safe ...

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IG to examine impact of National Weather Service staff cuts on Texas floods

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In an Age of Climate Change, How Do We Cope with Floods?

Texas officials revise number of people missing in Kerr County following catastrophic flooding down to 3

The historic flooding event killed at least 135 people in the state over the July 4 weekend and kicked off a massive search through mud and debris for those unaccounted for along the Guadalupe River ...

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Number of missing in Kerr County plummets to 3 after Texas floods

Number of people missing from Texas floods drops to three from high of 160

Texas Special Session Day 1

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What’s on the table as Texas scrambles to prevent future floods

Texas lawmakers have just 30 days to take on a list of controversial and complex issues which include flooding recovery and preparedness.

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Redistricting, flood preparedness to take center stage as Texas Legislature’s special session begins

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Texas' special session starts Monday. Here are the major issues, from a THC ban to flood relief

Texas Republicans set public hearings on redistricting in Austin, Houston and Arlington

The state House has scheduled redistricting hearings in Austin, Houston and Arlington, signaling a fast start to the Republican-backed effort to redraw the boundary lines for Texas congressional distr...

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Texas House of Representatives selects redistricting committee members

Day 1 of Texas special session starts with Democrats signaling they could flee over redistricting

Special Session: Texas Targets Flood Recovery, THC Limits, And Redistricting

Flood-related legislation is expected to receive early focus during this year’s special session, following July storms that caused more than 100 deaths in Kerr County and swept across Central Texas, ...

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Texas Special Session: Historic flooding, THC, redistricting on priority list

Capitol Context: Unusual timing for Texas redistricting

Texas, floods

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Texas Floods Could Worsen Housing Market Issues

The flash floods that claimed the lives of at least 135 people in Texas Hill Country on July 4 also impacted thousands of properties that stood along their path of death and destruction, according to ...

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What to know as Texas’ search for flood victims stretches into a third week

Number of missing in deadly Texas floods drops to three

Number of missing victims from Texas flooding drops

The number of people missing from Kerr County, the hardest hit after devastating flooding in Texas on July 4, dropped to three after authorities accounted for many who were initially reported missing...

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Only 3 remain missing after July 4 flood in Texas county, authorities say

Boise State Public Radio · 1d

Kerrville, Texas, memorial wall honors flood victims

3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100

The flooding was far more severe than the 100-year event envisioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, experts said, and it moved so quickly in the middle of the night that it caught many of...

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Number of missing people plummets from nearly 100 to three after Kerr County floods

Number Missing in Texas Floods Drops From 97 to 3 in a Single County: 'Remarkable Progress'

Media Matters for America1h

Four systemic failures in the devastating Texas floods that national TV news coverage highlighted

National TV news coverage of the catastrophic Texas floods evolved from real-time reporting during the immediate aftermath of the disaster on July 4 to sustained scrutiny of the litany of failures that worsened the crisis.

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Federal budget cuts not solely to blame for Texas flood preparedness issues, says expert

As communities across Central Texas reel from the deadly floods that devastated Kerrville and surrounding Hill Country towns, Fox 29 Chief Meteorologist Alex Garcia is speaking out about what went wrong and what needs to change.