Roslynn Kempflipped into DISASTER IN HILL COUNTRY: THE GREAT TEXAS FLOODSKerr County, Texas, lead emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly floodingABC News - Bill HutchinsonThe flood killed 108 people, including 37 children, in Kerr County. Editor's note: This story has been updated for clarity. For the first time since …
Roslynn Kempflipped into DISASTER IN HILL COUNTRY: THE GREAT TEXAS FLOODSAs Texas Floods Swept Campers Away, A Top Official Didn't Show Up. Another Was Asleep.HuffPost - Sebastian Murdock"Everyone was here that day working their ass off, and you were nowhere to be found," Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly. Texas officials involved in the deadly Kerr County flood response testified to lawmakers Thursday about the many failures made during the tragedy. In the …
Roslynn Kempflipped into DISASTER IN HILL COUNTRY: THE GREAT TEXAS FLOODSTexas House working on disaster recovery bills in response to Hill Country floodwashingtonexaminer.com - By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square(The Center Square) – Despite reaching no quorum on Tuesday, Texas House members worked on disaster recovery bills in response to the July 4 Hill …
Roslynn Kempflipped into DISASTER IN HILL COUNTRY: THE GREAT TEXAS FLOODSTexas Floods Cause Rising Human, Economic Toll Across CommunitiesForbes - Jamie GoldIndustry analysts estimate that the July 4 weekend floods in Central Texas caused $1.1 billion in damage to residential buildings. Much of that cost will be borne by owners, since an estimated 98% of properties in an area known as “Flash Flood Alley” lack flood insurance. As Texan legislators meet …
Roslynn Kempflipped into DISASTER IN HILL COUNTRY: THE GREAT TEXAS FLOODSContextualizing claim Texas county rejected $10M from Biden admin to improve flood warning systemsSnopes - Rae DengSocial media posts claim Kerr County, an area hit hard by devastating flash floods, rejected the money from the Biden administration. In mid-July …
Roslynn Kempflipped into DISASTER IN HILL COUNTRY: THE GREAT TEXAS FLOODSThey were some of the earliest first responders to arrive after Texas flooding. They’re not AmericansCNN - Graham HurleyPulling dead bodies of migrants and their children from the raging waters of the Rio Grande along the US-Mexico border is something a group of Mexican firefighters from border town Ciudad Acuña are used to. Techniques honed during routine searches, like sticking a PVC pipe through a mound of debris …