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Texas flooding update from Kerr County Jul. 10, 10 a.m.

Kerr County commissioners set to hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding

Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people, including children and counselors at a summer camp, were killed in catastrophic flooding last week.

ABC News on MSN · 4d

Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July

A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

CBS News · 3d

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.

Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods

The Independent on MSN · 5h

Texas floods latest: New round of flash flooding brings more evacuations as Kristi Noem denies report she delayed FEMA response

New round of flash flooding brings more evacuations as Kristi Noem denies report she delayed FEMA response - Death toll stands at over 130 as heavy rains again inundate Texas Hill Country hindering se

U.S. News & World Report · 18h

Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods Amid Scrutiny

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference to discuss the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s "National Farm Security Action Plan", outside the USDA in Washington,

POLITICO on MSN · 20h

Noem fights criticism of FEMA management in Texas flood response

It’s discouraging that during this time when we have such a loss of life, and so many people’s lives have turned upside down, that people are playing politics with this,” Noem told NBC's Kristen Welker.

KSAT2d

FEMA response to Hill Country floods slowed by cost controls, sources tell CNN

Rescue efforts began Friday, but FEMA did not deploy its network of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday.

5don MSN

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 ...

3don MSN

'Forecasts were there': Emergency response questioned in Texas floods

More than 100 people are dead and 150 known to be missing in Texas Wednesday from flooding but questions remain about how the ...

17hon MSN

Donald Trump Wants FEMA 'Remade,' Not Eradicated—DHS Secretary

The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens ...

2don MSN

One week later, key questions remain about officials' response to deadly floods in Central Texas

A week after catastrophic floods in Central Texas, key questions remain unanswered about how state and local officials ...

5don MSNOpinion

Texas lawmakers could have funded better emergency response systems — but they didn’t

Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural ...

The future of FEMA: Trump talked of ending FEMA before the deadly Texas floods

Since the July 4 disaster, which has killed at least 120 people, the president and his top aides have focused on the ...

CNN4d

Kerr County Sheriff and authorities have yet to explain who did what ...

Kerr County’s emergency manager would have been the one to guide a flash flooding procedure and evacuation plan – ideally established ahead of time – that’s designed to maximize lives saved.

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