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County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit

31 juillet 2025 à 14:47
At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when the Guadalupe River burst its banks.

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Kerr County officials testified at a hearing held in Kerrville by a select committee of the Texas Legislature.

‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help

31 juillet 2025 à 12:15
Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.

From the early days of the tragedy, officials in Kerr County have faced questions about the weak local government response and lack of alarm systems along the river.

Virginia City Councilman, Lee Vogler, Is Set on Fire in Attack, Police Say

31 juillet 2025 à 12:49
A man poured a flammable liquid on J. Lee Vogler, a councilman in Danville, Va., and set him on fire on Wednesday, the police said.

Miami Can’t Delay Its Election by a Year, Judge Rules

21 juillet 2025 à 17:48
City commissioners said the move was meant to save money and improve turnout. Critics noted that it would give some city officials an extra year in office.

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Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami is supposed to leave office at the end of this year because of term limits. He signed the approved ordinance into law.

Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building.

19 juillet 2025 à 00:01
Defying demolition orders, a Chinese man turned his home into a rickety 11-story tower. Now tourists are coming.

Chen Tianming’s house, which evokes a Dr. Seuss drawing, has drawn gawkers to his rural corner of Guizhou Province, in southwestern China.
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