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Rural Texas county’s top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Two top leaders in a rural Texas county were asleep and a third was out of town in the initial hours of a catastrophic flood that came barreling through the region, causing ...
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Texas county emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly flooding
The Kerr County emergency management director conceded he was sick and asleep as the water rose to historic levels on the ...
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Kerr County emergency coordinator defends his absence during the deadly Texas flooding
Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator, William B. Thomas IV, testified on Thursday that he was sick and asleep ...
In wake of NYC shooting, panic rooms shift from luxury to necessity
A new conversation about employee saftey is sparked after 345 Park Avenue shooting, with SaferWatch CEO reporting dozen of consultation requests within a week of incident ...
Dan Patrick slams Kerr County judge over absence during July 4 floods: ‘You should have been here’
"You should have been here directing that response. That is your responsibility,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told Kerr County Judge ...
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Kerr County emergency officials were sleeping when flood hit July 4
State lawmakers are in the Hill Country community most impacted by the July 4 flooding gathering testimony for legislation to ...
Kerr County emergency coordinator says he was sick and asleep when floods hit Texas
Kerr County’s top emergency coordinator said Thursday he had been feeling ill for days leading up to the deadly floods but ...
A rural Texas county was missing some of its key leadership in the initial hours of flood crisis
Texas lawmakers began questioning local Kerr County officials over their preparedness and response to the deadly July 4 ...