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Natural Disasters · Kerr CountyBy Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Andrew Freedman, Melanie Hicken, Pamela Brown and Shoshana Dubnow, CNN (CNN) — As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether officials could have done more to avert the tragedy – both in the decades leading up to the disaster, and in the moments after the Guadalupe River began cresting its banks. In recent years, multiple efforts in Kerr Coun…See the Story
Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood
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Floods · TexasTexas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic’s emergency planning just two days before catastrophic flooding killed more than two dozen people at the all-girls Christian summer camp, most of them children.See the Story
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show
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Matthew Stafford · Kerr CountyThe Hearst Television Data team analyzed FEMA's flood hazard data, identifying Camp Mystic, Camp La Junta and Camp Waldemar as being near high-risk flood zones.See the Story
Kerr County, Texas, Flood Maps Reveal Camp Mystic and Two Others in High-Risk Zones
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Alone in court: The U.S. government’s crackdown on unaccompanied migrant kids
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Can a Great Museum City Survive the Censorious Right?
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Loon Star State: What the Lege Won't Be Doing...
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Trump's DOGE Comments Are Terrifying
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‘With What Water?’: Texas, Mexico, and the Disappearing Rio Conchos
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Moonlighting Midland Prosecutor Means Freedom for Samuel Sanchez
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