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Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.

ABC News on MSN · 4d

Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July

A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

Meshrepublic · 3d

Kerr County Faces Growing Hurdles in Flood Warning Funding

Kerr County, Texas, has long struggled to maintain a reliable flood warning system. With limited local funding and aging infrastructure, officials have fought

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Did politics delay approval of Kerr County life-saving infrastructure?

A newly surfaced video shows Kerr County commissioners and residents in 2021 delaying over $10 million in federal funds ...

Houston Chronicle3d

Kerr County leaders delayed critical funds over 'Biden mandates' - Chron

Kerr County commissioners rejected over $10 million in federal “Biden money” intended for critical infrastructure upgrades in a 2021 meeting.

Killeen Daily Herald1dOpinion

INSIDE CITY HALL: Strained budget impacts flooding, infrastructure

Drainage has been a particular issue for Donut Hole residents, that 1,300-acre parcel of land annexed in 2008. Every single ...

Kerr County was aware of flooding issues in 2016. A former commissioner explains why sirens weren't installed.

Former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser said in 2016 their flood warning system was "marginal at best." Still, the county ...

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'Could we have done more? Perhaps so' | Former Kerr County official recalls emergency siren debate

KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County leaders debated the issue of installing emergency sirens along the Guadalupe River nearly a ...

Grist on MSN2d

This Texas county asked for disaster resilience help. The flood came first.

Flooding is a fact of life in Texas Hill Country, a region home to a flood-prone corridor known as “Flash Flood Alley.” Judge Rob Kelly, the top elected official in Kerr County, said as much on Sunday ...

Governing5d

Floods Are Increasingly Common. Our Water Infrastructure Is Unprepared

Flood events are bigger and more frequent. Governments can’t change the weather, but they can invest in infrastructure that ...

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