Flood-related deaths rise to 96 in Kerr County
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A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system — the kind of setup state, county and federal officials
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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.
Kerr County considered adding warning sirens years before flood. Why didn’t it happen? Commissioner Court meeting transcripts outline opposition to sirens over cost, noise and lack of local support.