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Some Texas flood alerts were delayed

FEMA records show Kerr County didn't alert all cellphones as flooding began

FEMA records show Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s system to send warnings to phones in the critical hours as the flooding began on July 4.

The Independent on MSN · 23h

Texas floods latest: Over 120 dead as Kerr County ‘repeatedly denied funding’ for flood warning system

The catastrophic Central Texas floods have claimed at least 121 lives and left 173 missing, as a report reveals that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system.

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Some Texas flood alerts were delayed as officials waited for authorization, former Kerr County official says

Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed because they needed special authorization.

FEMA deleted Texas camp's buildings from flood map

Newsweek on MSN · 18h

FEMA deleted Texas camp's buildings from flood map—report

There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

FEMA Removed Dozens of Camp Mystic Buildings From 100-Year Flood Map Before Expansion, Records Show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing

USA Today · 1d

See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location

Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 people.

Trump tours Texas flood damage

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA

During Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, Trump did not mention those plans and instead praised the federal flooding response. Turning to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose department oversees FEMA, he said, “You had people there as fast as anybody’s ever seen.”

USA Today · 20h

President Trump, First Lady Melania visit Texas after disastrous floods

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump toured the flood damage in Kerr County, Texas on Friday afternoon.

MSNBC · 1d

Trump tours Texas flood damage as FEMA questions grow

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is dismissing criticism of FEMA's response to the catastrophic flash floods in Texas. Former FEMA Deputy Director of Public Affairs Jeremy Edwards joins Chris Jansing to share his analysis of the response on the ground.

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

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 ...

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Kerr County authorities discussed warning systems at least 20 times since 1987

Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, ...

14hon MSN

Droves of volunteers join the thousands assisting flood recovery efforts in Kerr County

Over 12,000 volunteers have already assisted in Kerr County, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

Texas Public Radio4d

Kerr County has an emergency alert system. Some residents didn't get a text for hours

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

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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 ...

USA Today6d

Texas turned down Kerr County plea for money for better flood warnings

The Texas Division of Emergency Management denied Kerr County’s 2017 application, meeting minutes show. Kerr County applied again in 2018, when more federal funding became available after ...

NBC Washington3d

FEMA records show Texas' Kerr County didn't alert all cellphones as ...

FEMA records show officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use FEMA's system to send warnings to phones in the hours as the flooding began on July 4.

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