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Kerr County officials say death toll has risen to 96 due to the Hill Country floods, including 60 adults and 36 children.
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Officials in a Texas town where nobody died amid the state's devastating flooding last week are crediting an updated siren system with saving lives.
A Texas non-profit foundation on Friday said $30 million has been raised to support those in Kerr County impacted by the recent floods. “In just one week, donors from across Texas and beyond have
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase
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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Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have prevented loss of life on July 4?
Kerr County repeatedly failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.
The Houston Texans were the first to announce their donations on Saturday, July 5, with more coming throughout the week. The Dallas Cowboys and the NFL Foundation joined the Texans on Sunday, July 6, with each contributing $500,000 in a $1.5 million total donation.