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River managers in Kerr County had the money to improve flood detection. Here's what they did with it instead.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGLA), which runs on property taxes in Kerr County, has six river gauges ...
BLOG: Texas lawmakers hearing reveals lack of flood disaster preparedness
The first hearing of the committee will discuss the state’s response to the flooding, the state’s disaster preparedness more ...
Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says
Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...
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WATCH LIVE: Texas lawmakers meet on flooding, disaster preparedness for first time in special session
The joint committee of state legislators assembled by Gov. Greg Abbott to address the flooding in the Hill Country and ...
Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Committee meets for the first time, hearing from state officials
In response to the deadly floods in the Hill Country, lawmakers from both the House and Senate formed the Disaster ...
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First Texas flood hearing reveals gap in disaster training
AUSTIN, Texas - The first of several legislative hearings into the Fourth of July flooding took place on Wednesday. The ...
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Lawmakers meet at first special session hearing on disaster preparedness after Hill Country floods
The Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Joint Committee met for the first time on Wednesday with the goal of improving flood ...
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Newly formed Texas disaster preparedness and flooding committee will visit Kerr County
The joint House and Senate committee will first meet in Austin next week, then in Kerrville on July 31 to hear from Hill ...
Texas A&M researchers look at disaster preparedness on individual level
Dr. Matthew Boyce, a professor in Health Policy and Management, said the study was conducted by way of a national survey in ...