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FEMA still hasn’t approved most disaster aid for Texans hit by this year’s July floods

The six-week wait for approval fits a pattern: On average, the Trump White House is taking longer than previous administrations to approve major disaster assistance, research shows.

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They’ve been hit by two major floods in two years. But Kerr County residents are staying.

Some say selling their property makes no financial sense even if they wanted to leave.

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“Where are all the volunteers?” Kerr County faces worse flood damage with fewer resources

The Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn’t started helping local governments or individuals, while philanthropic response lags compared to last year’s flood.

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Last year’s Hill Country floods traumatized Texas first responders. Then the skies opened again.

“We were all thinking to ourselves, this is déjà vu. Is it really happening, and can I deal with it?” a Center Point Volunteer Fire Department chaplain said.

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Floods test Texas’ new warning systems a year after Camp Mystic tragedy

Officials in Texas have implemented major changes to improve flood warnings after last year's deadly floods in Hill Country

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Key differences spared Texas lives in second straight July flood

Emergency responders say better tools and preparation also played life-saving roles after intense storms dropped heavy amounts of rain.

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As flooded Texas towns recover, downstream river levels haven’t yet peaked

While Gov. Greg Abbott declared “the worst of the rain is behind us,” he cautioned that rivers in the hardest-hit counties still pose a danger.

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A year after deadly floods, Texas lawmakers haven’t addressed training for emergency coordinators

Texas’ emergency management chief has repeatedly recommended that lawmakers require minimum training but a bill proposed after the disaster failed.

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One year after the July 4 flood, Kerr County shows signs of trauma and healing

Crider’s dance hall is back. Homes are rebuilt. Kids swim in the river. But there’s also deep grief after the river killed 119 people and traumatized more.

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Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to pass flood protections. Some could have saved lives.

Dozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. Some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas.

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Hill Country floods are worsening mental health issues in Kerr County, report finds

In Kerr County, the July 4 flood is expected to quadruple serious emotional disturbances in children and more than triple adult PTSD cases this year.

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Texts among Kerr County officials show confusion about missing campers during July 4 floods

Hundreds of newly released messages add more detail to the devastating timeline of the deadly floods.

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Texas is approving money for flood warning systems, but will it be enough to build Kerr County’s?

The county where more than 100 died in July floods wants to quickly build a $5 million flood warning system.

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Kerr County was among dozens of Texas communities to turn down state flood money, saying it wasn’t enough

Texas earmarked $1.4 billion to help fund flood prevention projects. But after learning that so many communities turned down the money, two lawmakers who approved the program acknowledged it was flawed.

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FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood

Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged county have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps. The post FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

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“Our girls are still dead”: Camp Mystic parents pushed for laws to protect kids at camp. But their pain remains.

Two dads helped lead Camp Mystic parents to advocate for new camp rules in the Texas Legislature. What they wanted most was to have their daughters back.

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Kerr County youth camps appeal to Dan Patrick on proposed floodplain restrictions

Camp Waldemar, Vista Camps and Camp Stewart ask the lieutenant governor for an expert to determine where cabins are located, want financial aid if pending camp safety bills pass.

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History repeated itself when the Guadalupe River swept away Camp Mystic. Why few lessons were learned after the 1987 flood.

The Fourth of July flood bore a striking similarity to the Hill Country flood that killed 10 summer campers in 1987. In the following years, officials took little action to protect against the next storm.

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Grief feels unbearable, disorienting and chaotic – a grief researcher and widow shares evidence-based ways to face the early days of loss

The July 4 floods in Kerr County, Texas, sent shockwaves across the country. Now that most of the victims’ burials are over, the weight of grief is just beginning for loved ones left behind. It’s the daily devastation of an upended world where absence is glaringly present, nothing feels familiar,…

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After Hill Country floods, families face a difficult question: Rebuild, or let go?

They lost homes and summer cabins to the July 4 flood in Kerr County. Now they are weighing whether it makes sense to rebuild.

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Emergency recordings reveal chaos behind deadly Texas flood rescue

The flooding killed at least 136 people

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Kerr County officials failed to follow certain aspects of disaster plan during Texas floods

The five-year-old plan, required by the state, detailed when additional monitoring was to take place and who was responsible for alerting the public to evacuate.

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Top two Kerr County emergency officials say they were asleep as July 4 floods struck

Their statements to state legislators marked the first time county officials have spoken publicly about what they were doing the morning of the disaster that killed more than 100 people in the county.

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Search for answers after Texas' deadly floods brings lawmakers to devastated Hill Country

Texas lawmakers are expected to question local Kerr County officials on Thursday over their preparedness and response to the deadly July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people

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