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After the Kerr Flood, Chief Kidd gave one of the most unprofessional disaster responses I’ve seen.

Thanks to MAGA/DOGE cuts, the Austin/San Antonio NWS is now 22% understaffed—and vital upper-air data that improves rainfall forecasts by ~30% has been slashed.

So Chief Kidd, you’re living the consequences of what you voted for. Sadly, your residents are too.

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After the Kerr Flood, Chief Kidd gave one of the most unprofessional disaster responses I’ve seen. Thanks to MAGA/DOGE cuts, the Austin/San Antonio NWS is now 22% understaffed—and vital upper-air data that improves rainfall forecasts by ~30% has been slashed. So Chief Kidd, you’re living the...

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Twenty-seven people are confirmed dead in the Texas flooding, with many others still missing, including 27 girls from Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River, Kerrville city manager Dalton Rice said at a news conference

NFL Houston Texans are committing $500,000 to provide support and resources to those impacted by the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country communities.

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Texans are committing $500,000 to provide support and resources to those impacted by the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country communities.

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Conflicting officials, social posts leave evacuation delay questions in Kerr County flooding

In a late morning press conference, after confirming multiple flood-related fatalities, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly claimed officials “didn’t know this flood was coming.”

“This is the most dangerous river valley in the United States, and we deal with floods on a regular basis – when it rains, we get water,” Kelly said. “We had no reason to believe this was going to be anything like what has happened here, none whatsoever.”



In a separate press event later Friday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Texas Division of Emergency Management Region 6 Assistant Chief Jay Hall “personally contacted the judges and mayors in that area and notified them all of potential flooding.”

Yesterday morning, the message was sent,” Patrick said. “It is up to the local counties and mayors under the law to evacuate if they feel a need. That information was passed along.”

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“Yesterday morning, the message was sent,” said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. “It is up to the local counties and mayors under the law to evacuate if they feel a need. That information was passed along.”

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