Texas Hill Country floods
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The Upper Guadalupe River Authority had a $3 million reserve, but cut taxes rather than replacing an outdated flood alert system before the July 4 Hill Country flood.
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Contextualizing claim Texas county rejected $10M from Biden admin to improve flood warning systems
Social media posts claim Kerr County, an area hit hard by devastating flash floods, rejected the money from the Biden administration.
With the Texas legislatures special session underway, state lawmakers are working on a bill that would fund sirens and flood sensors in Kerr County.
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Grist on MSNKerr County’s tragic flood wasn’t an outlier. It was a preview.
Mounting evidence shows no state is safe from the flooding that ravaged the Texas Hill Country. Your community could be next.
Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, experts said.
INGRAM, Texas — Kerr County is hosting an informational town hall for those impacted by the floods Tuesday night in Ingram. Officials say the meeting will be provide helpful information to residents. FEMA’s flood outreach specialist and the assistant national flood insurance program state coordinator will be there as well.
Lipton Hard Iced Tea pledges financial aid to Kerr County Flood Relief in Texas through proceeds from its 12-pack sales until the end of August, capped at $30,000.