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Kerr County was aware of flooding issues in 2016. A former commissioner explains why sirens weren't installed.
Former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser said in 2016 their flood warning system was "marginal at best." Still, the county ...
Number missing in Kerr County from floods drops to 3 as search continues into 3rd week
The Texas Legislature is scheduled to convene Monday for a special session, which now includes flood-related issues.
Kerr County considered adding warning sirens years before flood. Why didn’t it happen?
Officials balked at the cost for installing a siren warning system and the potential for sirens to blare in the middle of the ...
Kerr County authorities discussed warning systems at least 20 times since 1987
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 ...
Investigating claims Kerr County rejected Biden admin's $10M offer to improve flood warning systems
After flash floods swept through central Texas in July 2025, people online searched for reasons why the disaster was so deadly.
The Texas Tribune on MSN11d
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 government overspending.
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Years of plans, yet Kerr County did not move forward with flood warning ...
Kerr County officials discussed a flood warning system for years, but it never materialized. The discussions began shortly after the devastating Blanco River flood of 2015, when 13 people were ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d
What to know as Texas' search for flood victims stretches into a third week
The number of people still missing in a Texas county ravaged by deadly flooding over the Fourth of July holiday weekend now ...