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Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks as Vice President JD Vance, from right, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., listen during an event at the FBI Field Office on September 14, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein-Pool/Getty Images)

Citing concerns over Flock cameras, Missouri governor signs executive order on ALPRs

The order directs the state’s Department of Public Safety to create statewide safeguards for state and local law enforcement entities using ALPR technology.
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A makeshift memorial
A makeshift memorial dedicated to the lives of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who were killed during last year’s Texas Hill Country flash floods is seen on June 24, 2026 in Hunt, Texas. Camp Mystic has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy nearly one year after the devastating July 4th Texas Hill Country floods that claimed the lives of 25 girls and two teenage counselors at the camp’s location along the Guadalupe River. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

One year after devastating Texas floods, adoption of warning systems remains uneven

A year after catastrophic flooding in Texas's Hill Country exposed critical gaps in emergency warning systems, state and local officials are expanding efforts in flood detection technology.
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