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Logan Jaffe

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Texas officials didn’t see the flood coming. Residents have long warned of risks

After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself.

17.07.2025 10

Salon

Logan Jaffe

Texas Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.

by Logan Jaffe In late September 2000, longtime Kerr County, Texas, resident W. Thornton Secor Jr. sat down with an oral historian to tell his story....

16.07.2025 10

ProPublica

Logan Jaffe