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Kerr County emergency coordinator defends his flood response

Disaster Chief Breaks Silence On Iffy Texas Flood Response

The top emergency coordinator in Kerr County, Texas, said he had been sick the day before catastrophic flooding hit Central Texas but defended his response. “To those who ask, what would you have done differently?

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Kerr County emergency coordinator defends his flood response after weeks of silence

Kerr County’s top emergency coordinator said Thursday he had been feeling ill for days leading up to the deadly floods but that he immediately mobilized when he was awakened early on July 4.

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LIVE: State legislators question Kerr County officials about deadly July 4 flood response

KERRVILLE, Texas — State legislators are set to publicly question local officials for the first time since at least 137 people died in deadly July 4 floodwaters in Kerr County, with a hearing scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday that could finally provide answers about the emergency response.

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FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...

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River official backtracks on Camp Mystic warnings at Texas flood hearing

The July 4 flood killed 27 campers and counselors at the all-girls Camp Mystic in Hunt. One camper remains missing. The ...

‘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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FEMA's quick Texas response was 'the exception' as backlog grows under Trump

As natural disasters like flooding, tornadoes and landslides piled up this spring, FEMA accumulated a backlog of disaster requests going into the Gulf of Mexico's hurricane season.

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FEMA leader quits amid frustration over Trump’s Texas flood response

The decision was likely in part due to the agency's delayed response to the flooding disaster in Central Texas. Senior FEMA ...

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Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...

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