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Texas flooding live updates: Death toll at 121 as search continues for the missing

At least 121 people are dead from the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country.

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Kerr County holds vigil honoring the victims and the many missing from the Texas flood

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Death toll from flooding in Kerr County climbs to 103 as search efforts in central Texas continue

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Texas flooding live updates: 96 dead in Kerr County, at least 120 dead in the state

At least 120 people are dead from the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country.

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Texas flooding: Several bodies found in Travis County identified

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Faith-based camps like those hit by Texas floods are rite of passage for many. They’re now grieving

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Police officer who joined his hometown department is among those killed in Texas floods

Authorities say search and rescue efforts are still underway, including for campers missing from a summer camp for girls.

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Searchers continue hunt for people missing after Texas floods

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Texans mourn the dead as search for more than 170 flood victims continues: Live updates

Texas could be hit by more floods

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Risk of Flooding Returns to Texas County Hit by Deadly Storms

The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County even small amounts of rainfall could cause flooding.

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Texas could be hit by more floods as up to 8 inches of rain forecast

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Businesses take major hit after flash floods in Texas

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Breaking down the force of water in the Texas floods

The Texas flood smashed through buildings, carried away cars and ripped sturdy trees out by the roots, dropping the debris in twisted piles when the water finally ebbed.

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Floods are getting more dangerous around the country, not just in Texas

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Texas Flood Was America's Deadliest Rainfall Flash Flood In 49 Years

FEMA’s response to Texas floods in question

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Trump dismisses question about Texas flood warnings, calls response 'incredible'

President Donald Trump toured the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response -- including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- that he has so far avoided.

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'Forecasts were there': Emergency response questioned in Texas floods

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FEMA’s response to Texas floods in question as vigil is held

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Chris Hayes: Asking questions about the Texas flood response isn’t politicizing a tragedy

At least 120 people have died across six counties since the flooding started Friday morning.

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Texas emergency alert bill faces renewed scrutiny after deadly floods

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Texas flooding response under scrutiny as death toll grows

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Memorial in flood-ravaged Texas city becomes focal point of community's grief

A chain-link fence that separates Water Street in the center of Kerrville from the Guadalupe River just a few hundred feet away has become a makeshift memorial, with the flower-covered stretch serving as a focal point for a grieving community.

Trump slams reporter over Texas flood: ‘Only an evil person would ask a question like that’

The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.

One week later: At least 103 dead in Kerr County, Trump visits to see devastation

Historic Texas flood leaves 161 missing and 96 dead. Rescuers battle harsh conditions, as communities grapple with heartache and aid reaches survivors.

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Did 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.

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Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July

A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

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Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.

Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows

At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed emergency alerts, saying that an "after-action" would follow the search and rescue efforts. "Those questions are gonna be answered," he added.