Flood Watch Issued for Kerr County, Texas
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Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.
Over 12,000 volunteers have already assisted in Kerr County, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNDid 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.
In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fourth.
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
The Trumps are expected to meet with local officials and first responders who are navigating the aftermath of flash floods that devastated the Central Texas community.
The new round of flood watches signals potential renewed threats in communities that are still reeling from the deadly floods that swept the Texas Hill Country over the Independence Day weekend. More than 100 people were killed by the floods,
The July 4 Texas Hill Country flash flooding event is the latest to hit the region known as “Flash Flood Alley,” as Texas continues to lead the U.S. in flood-related deaths. The greatest number of flood deaths in the U.