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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.
Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens in Kerr County, Texas.
The number of confirmed deaths from the Texas Hill Country floods rose to 95 in Kerr County on Wednesday, Sheriff Larry Leitha said.
As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
Doug Fuller and Libby Evans-Fuller floated on a mattress, then clung to a door and pillar as floodwaters rose in Ingram. They returned home for the first time.
More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.