News

Rural Texas county’s top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — 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 that came barreling through the region, causing ...
Emotions boil over at Texas flood hearing: 'You should have been there'
The July 4 flood killed 27 campers and counselors at the all-girls Camp Mystic in Hunt. One camper remains missing. The ...
Top Kerr County leaders asleep, ‘too late’ to issue flood evacuation
Kerr County leaders are facing mounting scrutiny over their handling of the Fourth of July flooding. On Thursday, the questions came from state lawmakers who traveled to the flood zone for a special ...
Click2Houston7h
Kerr County officials responsible for early warning were asleep or absent during deadly July 4 flood
"The three guys in Kerr County who were responsible for sounding the alarm were effectively unavailable,” said Representative ...
Jefferson Public Radio2h
In an emotional hearing, Texas lawmakers hear from flood survivors, local officials
The Texas Legislature is in a special session and discussing proposals to improve disaster preparedness after floods killed more than 130 people early this month.
KSAT7h
‘You weren’t here’: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questions Kerr County judge’s whereabouts during deadly floods
As catastrophic floods on the Fourth of July swept through the Texas Hill Country, killing more than 100 people, one Kerr ...