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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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
‘Nobody came for us’: Lawmakers hear testimony in Kerrville following floods
To those who ask, ‘What would you have done differently?’ The honest answer is that based on the data we had at the time, there was no clear indicator that a catastrophic flood was imminent,” William ...
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 ...
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 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.
‘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.