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Texas lawmakers grill officials over response during deadly floods
City of Kerrville, TXTexas state lawmakers on Thursday held a special legislative session in Kerrville, the seat of the ...
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Rural Texas county's top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — A rural Texas county was missing some of its key leadership in the initial hours of a catastrophic ...
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Top two Kerr County emergency officials say they were asleep as July 4 floods struck
The top two emergency management officials in Kerr County told lawmakers Thursday that they were asleep in the early morning hours of July 4 when floodwaters rose.
Local Texas officials criticized for missing emergency planning briefing as grieving residents call for improved alert system
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 held before the tragedy unfolded, ...
From BBQ to Crudo: 9 Texas dishes that carried our restaurant critic through a heavy month
From French-inspired fare in Houston to barbecue in the Hill Country and pasta in Austin, Matthew Odam sought comfort through ...