Texas county makes huge update to missing persons list
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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.
The Texas Legislature is scheduled to convene Monday for a special session, which now includes flood-related issues.
When floodwaters swept through the Texas Hill Country earlier this month, they left behind not only destroyed homes and debris but also irreplaceable memories for countless families.
"It's something that you always fear could potentially happen in the emergency department," said Dr. Benjamin Halloran.
With an outpouring of volunteers from across Texas, the riverside town of Hunt is grappling with loss and recovery after deadly floods.
Kerr County spokeswoman Lisa Treiber-Walter tells MySA that there is not a proposed property tax hike and that the county only authorized Reeves to calculate the emergency rate while he examines other percentage rate scenarios for the commissioners to evaluate down the road.
On Monday, the Kerr County Commissioners Court unanimously approved Tax Assessor-Collector Bob Reeves to calculate an adjusted “voter-approval tax rate."
The flood on July Fourth completely leveled Mike Richards' cabin on the Guadalupe River. But these days, he's not worried about his cabin.