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Kerr County protesters want to stop possible property tax increase before it gets started
On Monday, the Kerr County Commissioners Court unanimously approved Tax Assessor-Collector Bob Reeves to calculate an ...
Kerr County officials did not issue emergency alert until 2 days after deadly flood
Kerr County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters ...
Tennessee sends Williamson County fire department members to aid in Texas flood recovery
TEMA sends members of the Brentwood and Franklin fire department along with the WCEMA to help with Texas flood recovery.
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Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?
In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...
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5 steps cities can take to prevent a flood tragedy like Kerr County’s
Cities and counties can strengthen their defenses — even on tight budgets — with smarter maps, stronger codes and regional ...
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Number of missing people down from 161 to 97 in Kerr County after July 4 floods, Gov. Abbott says
The number of people missing in the Kerrville area due to the Fourth of July floods has been reduced to 97, Texas Gov. Greg ...
Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms
A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...