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Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.
The Commerce Department acting inspector general's office will evaluate the National Weather Service’s actions around the catastrophic flooding in Texas
It's now been two weeks since the devastating floods hit Central Texas, killing more than 130 people, and recovery efforts are far from over
Search and rescue teams continue to look for missing persons weeks after July Fourth floods in Texas.
Kerr County officials, who have come under increasing scrutiny for their actions as the Guadalupe River began to flood, eventually sent text-message alerts that morning to residen
Kerr County, like much of the Texas Hill Country, sits in “Flash Flood Alley” — one of the most flood-prone regions in North America.
Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people in the county, including children and counselors at a summer camp, were killed in catastrophic flooding last week.
At least 68 people are dead, including 28 children, after deadly flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country. Follow here for live updates from reporters in the field.
As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.
At least 161 are still unaccounted for after the July Fourth floods that saw the waters of the Guadalupe rise to historic levels in Central Texas, officials with Kerr County said Friday. Authorities have confirmed 103 deaths, 36 of whom are children.