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BLOG: Lawmakers hear testimony in Kerrville on deadly July 4 floods

The joint Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will meet Thursday in Kerrville, Texas — the site of the deadly Independence Day Floods — for the second time to hear testimony about the preparation and aftermath of the floods.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 2d

Two dozen experts set to testify at Texas lawmakers' Kerrville flood hearing ahead of the public

Texas lawmakers invited Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring, Jr., and City Manager Dalton Rice to testify at the hearing Thursday.

Chron on MSN · 17h

Emotions boil over at Texas flood hearing: 'You should have been there'

The July 4 flood killed 27 campers and counselors at the all-girls Camp Mystic in Hunt. One camper remains missing. The disaster has spurred renewed debate in the state Capitol over the adequacy of flood monitoring, emergency alerts, and response protocols in the region.

Texas lawmakers grill Kerr County officials

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A rural Texas county was missing some of its key leadership in the initial hours of flood crisis

Texas lawmakers began questioning local Kerr County officials over their preparedness and response to the deadly July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people.

Kerr County’s top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of Texas flood crisis

Two top leaders in a rural Texas county were asleep and a third was out of town in the initial hours of a catastrophic flood that came barreling through the region, causing widespread destruction and killing more than 130 people earlier this month,

Texas lawmakers grill Kerr County officials as flood recovery plods on

Local officials emphasized the need for river gauges and real-time rainfall monitoring to better predict flash floods.

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Top two Kerr County emergency officials say they were asleep as July 4 floods struck

Their statements to state legislators marked the first time county officials have spoken publicly about what they were doing ...

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Texas floods: 911 audio from county near hard-hit Kerrville shows confusion and distress

ABC News obtained more than 100 audio recordings associated with flooding in Kendall County, Texas on July 4, 2025.

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County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit

At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when ...

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Kerr County officials failed to follow certain aspects of disaster plan during Texas floods

The five-year-old plan, required by the state, detailed when additional monitoring was to take place and who was responsible ...

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Texas mayor calls for flash flood warning system to lessen future fatal disasters

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The mayor of a Texas city at the center of flash flooding that killed over 130 people earlier this ...

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‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help

Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.

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Kerrville Folk Festival cancels fall event to focus on flood recovery

The Kerrville Folk Festival has canceled its annual fall event, Welcome Home Fest, asking attendees to instead support flood ...

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Texas flood survivors decry lack of aid, ‘toxic pit’ conditions in special session

Communities hit by the deadly Independence Day floods face a desperate and confused recovery bereft of state and federal aid, ...

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