The original president of the Kerr County Sheriff’s Foundation created the nonprofit weeks after pleading guilty in two felony cases there, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Kerr County officials on Wednesday declined to discuss why a voluntary emergency system was not activated July 4 until more than an hour after a first responder requested an alert go out.
As devastating floodwaters swept through the Hill Country in the early hours of July 4, a volunteer firefighter requested a mass emergency alert to warn residents.
Officials in Texas are facing questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed at least 120 people, including more than two dozen children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.
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.
Camp Mystic has confirmed the deaths of 27 campers and camp counselors in the catastrophic floods on July 4, according to a statement on the camp’s website.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT on Sunday to discuss how the Alamo City is supporting relief efforts after the devastating floods in the Hill Country.
The death toll from flash floods that raged through central Texas has risen to 82 after searchers found more bodies.
At least 43 people died and 27 girls from Camp Mystic are still missing due to flooding along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country on the Fourth of July.
Devastating flash floods from a storm that pounded central Texas have killed at least 51 people.
The site of a planned Fourth of July celebration has now become a place where loved ones are reunited following a catastrophic flood in Kerr County.
As the floodwaters recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remains for the families of the children who died and those who went missing when flash floods tore through central Texas earlier this week.
Rescuers are searching for 11 campers and one counselor missing from Camp Mystic, a girls-only camp on the Guadalupe River that flooded during Friday morning’s storm in the Texas Hill Country.
Several law enforcement and rescue officials from across Bexar County have mobilized efforts to assist first responders in the Hill Country following severe storms and flooding on July 4.
KSAT viewers are sharing images and videos of the catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River in the Hill Country on Friday morning.
Friday's flooding has not only forced people from their homes, but it has also prompted city and county leaders to set up temporary shelters and reunification centers.
Severe storms moved through the Texas Hill Country early Friday morning, prompting flooded roads, rescues and stalled vehicles.
Heavy rains have caused devastating flash floods in Texas Hill Country, killing at least 24 people and leaving many others missing.
At least 25 people are dead and several others remain unaccounted for after flooding in the Texas Hill Country early Friday, the start of a busy Fourth of July weekend.
The City of Kerrville issued a disaster declaration amid catastrophic flooding that resulted in fatalities and evacuations overnight.
Kerr County Sheriff’s deputies with the Special Operations Division arrested a woman wanted in a case related to an AMBER Alert reported last week.
Traffic control and crowd management will be the most difficult tasks law enforcement in Kerr County expects to face during next week’s solar eclipse.
A 75-year-old man was killed during a shootout with law enforcement officers in Kerr County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A Central Texas man was arrested after his roommate was fatally shot over the weekend in Ingram, according to the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office.
A 40-year-old Ingram man was arrested and charged for sexual assault of a child and child pornography after a victim came forward Thursday, according to the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office.
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