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The Hunt Store was badly damaged by the Texas floods, but the owner vows to rebuild the landmark where Kinky Friedman and other music stars performed.
The county’s largest city, Kerrville, declined to participate in a joint grant application that would have required a $50,000 contribution. Meanwhile in the nearby community of Comfort, a long, flat-three minute warning sound signifying flood danger helped evacuate the town of 2,
At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed emergency alerts, saying that an "after-action" would follow the search and rescue efforts. "Those questions are gonna be answered," he added.
He tied a garden hose around his waist and waded into chest-deep water. What happened next during the Texas floods is being called heroic.
The owner of the Kansas City Chiefs is making a financial contribution toward the relief efforts following the deadly flooding
Kerr County officials on Wednesday declined to discuss why a voluntary emergency system was not activated July 4 until more than an hour after a first responder requested an alert go out.
Governor Greg Abbott shook the hands of locals and volunteers before addressing the cameras with the latest on flood recovery efforts. The road into the community of Hunt, along the Guadalupe River, told a story of how quickly lives were changed there. On the ground, Governor Greg Abbott addressed reporters after surveying the destruction.
Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, according to minutes. The idea for a system was first introduced by Kerr County Commissioner Thomas Moser and Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas in March 2016.