Texas flood death toll rises
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Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.
A candlelight vigil was held at Freedom Church in Liberty to honor the victims of the devastating Texas Hill Country floods, which have claimed over 100 lives and left more than 170 people missing.
The catastrophic Central Texas floods have claimed at least 121 lives and left 173 missing, as a report reveals that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system.
President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.
Over 12,000 volunteers have already assisted in Kerr County, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fourth.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNDid 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.