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Search for answers after Texas’ deadly floods brings lawmakers to devastated Hill Country

Texas lawmakers searched for answers during a hearing on the deadly July 4 floods that overwhelmed Kerr County in a matter of hours. The hearing was the first time a panel of lawmakers visited the hard-hit Texas Hill Country since the floods. At least 136 people were killed, including 27 youths and counselors at an all-girls camp.

The Washington Post on MSN · 7h

Texas lawmakers fault Kerr County officials on response to deadly floods

Thursday’s special hearing in Kerr County is the public’s first chance to speak directly to legislators. “We have every right to be angry,” one woman says.

The Texas Tribune · 6m

Kerr County officials failed to follow certain aspects of disaster plan during Texas floods

The five-year-old plan, required by the state, detailed when additional monitoring was to take place and who was responsible for alerting the public to evacuate.

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Texas flood survivors decry lack of aid, ‘toxic pit’ conditions in special session

Communities hit by the deadly Independence Day floods face a desperate and confused recovery bereft of state and federal aid, ...

‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help

Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.

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Kerrville Flooding Hearing to prevent another disaster

Kerr County heard from lawmakers, county officials and loved ones of the victims from the Central Texas flooding. They've shared recommendations, insight, and emotional testimony on how this tragedy ...

A rural Texas county was missing some of its key leadership in the initial hours of flood crisis

Texas lawmakers began questioning local Kerr County officials over their preparedness and response to the deadly July 4 ...

County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit

At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when ...

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Texas mayor calls for flash flood warning system to lessen future fatal disasters

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The mayor of a Texas city at the center of flash flooding that killed over 130 people earlier this ...

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River official backtracks on Camp Mystic warnings at Texas flood hearing

The July 4 flood killed 27 campers and counselors at the all-girls Camp Mystic in Hunt. One camper remains missing. The ...

Texas county emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly flood

For the first time since catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people in Kerr County, Texas, the county emergency ...

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Texas floods: 911 audio from county near hard-hit Kerrville shows confusion and distress

ABC News obtained more than 100 audio recordings associated with flooding in Kendall County, Texas on July 4, 2025.

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Texas local official caught mocking DHS Secretary as 'Homeland Barbie' after deadly floods

Records show Kerrville city manager reportedly made controversial remarks about DHS Secretary Noem amid criticism of delayed ...

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