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Rural Texas county’s top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis
Texas lawmakers searched for answers during a hearing on the deadly July 4 floods that overwhelmed Kerr County in a matter of ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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‘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 ...
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Meuser participates in energy, manufacturing and rural opportunity roundtable
Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) recently participated in a roundtable discussion focused on energy, manufacturing, and ...
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Johnson County emergency management urges Iowans to have multiple ways of receiving alerts
Following the deadly July Fourth flash flooding in central Texas, The Gazette spoke with Johnson County Emergency Management ...
'Our warning was the screaming': Kerr County survivors, families plead for support and change from state lawmakers after deadly floods
Hill Country leaders and residents urge lawmakers for better flood warning systems after losing 108 lives, including 37 children, in a July Fourth tragedy.