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State lawmakers are in the Hill Country community most impacted by the July 4 flooding gathering testimony for legislation to address disaster preparedness and response efforts.
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Federal and state disaster declarations allow the county to raise taxes without voter approval. The average AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County homeowner would pay about $200 more in property taxes than the previous year.
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Hundreds of family photos are being restored by the Austin Disaster Relief Network. But for many people affected by the floods, the majority of their personal possessions are still missing.
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KUT's Kailey Hunt was reporting near Big Sandy Creek in northwestern AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County when a crew of search and rescue workers discovered the body of one of the people missing from the devastating July 5 floods.
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Severe flooding in the Texas Hill Country nearly wiped out an entire vineyard in Kerrville. It’ll take years to recover.
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The state Legislature will look at proposals for emergency preparedness in a special session that was already planned over hemp laws. A bill to help build emergency systems failed in the spring.
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After days of reports of more than 100 missing victims, officials now say the number of missing is significantly lower than originally reported.
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Just 7% of homeowners in Texas have flood insurance through the federal government, which runs the biggest flood insurance program in the country. That percentage drops to 2% when you move inland, to areas like AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ and Kerr counties.
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Austin sits within "Flash Flood Alley," a region that has claimed many lives over the decades. The July 4 weekend floods were the deadliest in the area since the Highland Lakes were constructed in the 1930s.
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A disaster recovery center is opening Friday at the Williamson County EMS North Campus in Georgetown. People affected by floods in both Williamson and AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ counties are now eligible for federal assistance from FEMA.