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Texas flood recovery efforts face tough conditions

Texas officials give few answers to growing questions about response to deadly floods

Kerr County officials say they are still focused mainly on the search for survivors with hundreds still missing and weren't yet examining how the emergency response unfolded.

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Texas flood recovery efforts face tough conditions as local officials face hard questions

Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered the hard-hit central Texas communities on the fifth day after devastating floods killed more than 100.

Forbes on MSN · 3h

Texas Officials Deflect Questions On Flood Response Efforts As Death Toll Rises

Kerr County officials Tuesday appeared to dodge questions about how soon they were notified about deadly flash floods in central Texas and who was responsible for immediate response efforts, as law enforcement warned the death toll from the flooding will likely rise.

The Texas Tribune on MSN1h

Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.

Full press conference: Kerr County, Texas flood search and rescue update

Kerr County continues to search for people who are missing after deadly floods hit summer camps, homes and roads July 4.

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Hope of finding Texas flood survivors dims as search efforts go on

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas dimmed Tuesday, a day after the death ...

Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

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World News Live Updates: Texas Flood Tragedy Deepens: 161 Missing In Kerr County, Supreme Court Lifts Block On Trump’s Mass Federal Layoffs

Texas flood toll hits 111 with 161 missing in Kerr County; US Supreme Court clears Trump to proceed with mass federal layoffs ...

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The Perils of the Texas-Flood Blame Game

Congressional Democrats are demanding an inquiry into whether NWS staffing shortages have affected the death toll, and ...

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Some former Texas county officials thought informal phone calls, not sirens, would be sufficient in a flood

Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be ...

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Kerr County residents say emergency alert messages sporadic, inconsistent in wake of floods

Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions ...

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