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When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick now says state could do it.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.
Trump visits Texas to assess flood damage amid questions over FEMA’s future
President Donald Trump is visiting Texas to survey the damage from recent flash flooding that claimed at least 120 lives. He ...
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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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Sirens, gauges and flood prevention: What the Texas Legislature could do in response to Hill Country disaster
Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to add flood response to the agenda for the July 21 special session, with an expected focus on ...
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 ...
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Japan Floods: Tokyo Submerges as Torrential Rains Trigger Flash Flood; Sirens Echo Through Tokyo
Tokyo is in crisis as torrential rainfall batters the Japanese capital, unleashing flash floods and triggering emergency ...
A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood ...
FEMA funds new warning sirens along Caldwell County creek after Helene disaster
As questions mount over warning systems during the deadly Texas flooding, Channel 9 learned that sirens intended to save ...