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Texas lawmakers hear heartbreaking testimony about this Hill Country community's flood response

This father and daughter climbed into trees to survive the Kerr County floods. Their testimony to state lawmakers reveals shocking gaps in the emergency response.

BLOG: Lawmakers hear testimony in Kerrville on deadly July 4 floods

The joint Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will meet Thursday in Kerrville, Texas — the site of the deadly Independence Day Floods — for the second time to hear testimony about the preparation and aftermath of the floods.

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Two dozen experts set to testify at Texas lawmakers' Kerrville flood hearing ahead of the public

Texas lawmakers invited Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring, Jr., and City Manager Dalton Rice to testify at the hearing Thursday.

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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 floods that killed at least 136 people.

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Kerr County, Texas, lead emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly flooding

William "Dub" Thomas, the Kerr County Emergency Management Director since 2015, detailed his whereabouts during the crisis.

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Local officials in the epicenter of Texas floods missed state emergency planning briefing

All key leading officials from the Texas county hardest hit by the July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 136 people, were absent from an emergency briefing call ahead of the flash flooding incident,

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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 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, ...

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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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After Chronicle report, Kerr County river authority pledges $1.5 million to fund flood protection

The Upper Guadalupe River Authority put off new flood protection measures for a decade. Now lawmakers are skeptical of its ...

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‘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 emails, texts show local leaders spent hours unaware of flood's tragic toll

The CBS News Texas I-Team obtained dozens of text messages and emails exchanged between Kerrville city officials as they ...

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Kerrville clarifies search and rescue drone caused military helicopter emergency landing

The City of Kerrville has clarified that the drone involved in an incident forcing a military helicopter to make an emergency ...

Legislation on agenda for Disaster Preparedness & Flooding Committee

There are several Senate bills referred to the committee that could be addressed during a hearing Thursday, July 31 in ...

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