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Texas Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.
After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what ...
Firefighter volunteers from Mexico crossed border to help Texas flood victims: ‘This was a mission to come and help our brothers’
Fundación 911, a nonprofit that provides equipment and training to fire departments across Mexico, sent a crew of 40 members ...
Kerr County, Texas, flood maps reveal Camp Mystic and two others in high-risk zones
The number of people reported missing in Kerr County, Texas, as a result of last week’s flash floods continues to soar.
Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety
A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public ...
Why FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks
Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July ...
Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods
Kerr County officials, who have come under increasing scrutiny for their actions as the Guadalupe River began to flood, ...
Texas officials defend response to deadly floods: 'We saved as many people as we could'
Local and state officials who responded to the catastrophic flooding this month in Central Texas defended their actions in an ...
New flooding hits battered Texas; water rescues, evacuations underway: Updates
Heavy rain and a new wave of flooding in central Texas on Sunday prompted swift water rescues and hampered the grim search for victims of the deluge that swept through the region more than a week ago, ...