Officials in Central Texas were well aware of the risk of life-threatening flooding long before the deadly July 4 floods, according to records obtained by ABC News. “Kerr County and the Hill Country have a greater risk of flash flooding than most regions of the United States. This region of Texas is known as Flash Flood Alley because of the area's steep terrain, shallow soil, and unusually high rainfall rates,” a grant application submitted to the state of Texas by the Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGRA) last year said. “Heavy rains can quickly result in high walls of fast moving water with great destructive potential.” The UGRA used the region’s history of overflowing riverbanks in an attempt to receive $1 million in funding from the Flood Infrastructure Fund to fully cover the cost of

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