Texas, Kerr County and Death toll
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FEMA’s response to Texas floods in question
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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.
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.
Historic Texas flood leaves 161 missing and 96 dead. Rescuers battle harsh conditions, as communities grapple with heartache and aid reaches survivors.
The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.
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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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.
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
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