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Lost documents after Texas flooding? Here’s how to replace them
Read full article: Lost documents after Texas flooding? Here’s how to replace themTexans affected by the July storms and flooding can replace lost or damaged vital documents through various means. Insurance information can be retrieved from insurers, while vital records are available from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Whataburger, H-E-B among Texas companies donating millions to Hill Country flood relief
Read full article: Whataburger, H-E-B among Texas companies donating millions to Hill Country flood reliefIn the wake of the devastating Texas Hill Country floods, several Texas-based companies have banned together to provide relief those in need.
First responder’s CodeRED call for Kerr County flood alert delayed by approval process, records show
Read full article: First responder’s CodeRED call for Kerr County flood alert delayed by approval process, records showThe request of a CodeRED was met with a dispatcher informing the first responder, “10-4 stand by, we have to get that approved with our supervisor, please be advised we do have the Texas Water Rescue en route.”
Sisters share how Camp Mystic sisterhood helped them through flood rescue
Read full article: Sisters share how Camp Mystic sisterhood helped them through flood rescueKPRC 2 Reporter Corley Peel spoke with sisters, 13-year-old Taylor Grigsby and 12-year-old Payton Grigsby. Taylor said she sang on the bus with her fellow campers.
PHOTOS: Community honors those lost in devastating flood in vigil at Kerrville’s Antler Stadium
Read full article: PHOTOS: Community honors those lost in devastating flood in vigil at Kerrville’s Antler StadiumIt has been five days since devastating floods left massive destruction in the Texas Hill Country.
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show
Read full article: Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records showTexas inspectors approved Camp Mystic's disaster plan just two days before catastrophic flooding killed over two dozen people, most of them children, at the camp.
Veterans and volunteers rally in flood-ravaged Center Point to aid search and relief
Read full article: Veterans and volunteers rally in flood-ravaged Center Point to aid search and reliefAlong the muddy banks of the Guadalupe River, about 10 miles from Kerrville, a group of veterans, first responders, and every day people are doing more than just helping. They’re answering a call to serve once again.
Austin Firefighters Association expresses outrage, accuses fire chief of delaying help to Kerr County
Read full article: Austin Firefighters Association expresses outrage, accuses fire chief of delaying help to Kerr CountyIn a post on Facebook Monday, the association accused Baker of denying firefighters from the department from deploying until Monday, with the exception of three AFD rescue swimmers.
Veteran youth camp director shares insights on Camp Mystic flood tragedy
Read full article: Veteran youth camp director shares insights on Camp Mystic flood tragedyAt a memorial for the 27 victims — 25 girls and two camp counselors — who died in the tragic flood at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country, young voices expressed the deep pain felt by many Texas families.
State Senator working on bill to install more sirens in flood prone areas
Read full article: State Senator working on bill to install more sirens in flood prone areasCiting federal studies, Bettencourt worries alerts on cell phones can be ignored. A study of the effectiveness of the 2023 Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) national test alert showed, 17.5 percent of adults opted out of one or more WEA alerts.
‘I’ve never seen anything as horrific’: Sen. Ted Cruz speaks on devastating Hill Country floods
Read full article: ‘I’ve never seen anything as horrific’: Sen. Ted Cruz speaks on devastating Hill Country floodsAs many communities in the Texas Hill Country continue to search for victims and pick up the pieces following devastating floods, Sen. Ted Cruz was in Hunt, in Kerr County Monday.
‘We just got out’: Kerrville families clean up after Guadalupe River flooding while some say help hasn’t come
Read full article: ‘We just got out’: Kerrville families clean up after Guadalupe River flooding while some say help hasn’t comeAs floodwaters from the Guadalupe River begin to recede, the emotional and physical toll on Hill Country residents is only just beginning to show.
Kerrville RV park and restaurant owner surveys flood destruction, mourns employee killed saving family
Read full article: Kerrville RV park and restaurant owner surveys flood destruction, mourns employee killed saving familyThe RV park and restaurant owned by Lorena Guillen along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville suffered extensive damage from devastating floods, transforming the lively area into a debris-laden disaster zone.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas officials’ news conference on Hill Country Flood aftermath
Read full article: TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas officials’ news conference on Hill Country Flood aftermathDays after a deadly, devastating flood ravaged Central Texas and the Hill Country, Kerr County officials provided a sobering update on the aftermath Monday morning as rescue and recovery efforts continue.
Coping with sudden loss after the Hill Country Floods
Read full article: Coping with sudden loss after the Hill Country FloodsSome losses knock the wind out of you and then keep on knocking. The kind that split life into before and after. That’s what so many Central Texas families are facing right now after the devastating floods on the Fourth of July.
Trump says he signed disaster declaration for Kerr County
Read full article: Trump says he signed disaster declaration for Kerr CountyPresident Donald Trump announced that he signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, Texas, following severe flooding that resulted in at least 59 fatalities.