During a lengthy hearing Wednesday, testimony highlighted problems with early warning systems, first responder communications and local emergency management.

Texas lawmakers say they aren't seeking to assign blame or “armchair quarterback” as they review the catastrophic July 4 ...

After flash floods swept through central Texas in July 2025, people online searched for reasons why the disaster was so ...

County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters until ...

Officials balked at the cost for installing a siren warning system and the potential for sirens to blare in the middle of the night and wake up ...

As Kerr County leaders avoid alert questions, new audio surfaces in CodeRED timeline by Dalton Huey and Josh Hinkle - 07/11/25 2:49 PM ET ...

In September 2017, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority sounded the alarm in an online video produced with Kerr County and the city of Kerrville warning about the dangers of flash floods and its ...

For years, Kerr County has made multiple efforts to instill a stronger flood defense warning system, all of which were abandoned due to budget concerns.