Kerrville

[kur-vil]

noun

1. a town in SW Texas.

Example Sentences

After the deadly Fourth of July floods in Texas, for example, the Kerrville city manager said that authorities were reluctant to “cry wolf” and order evacuations.

From Slate

Kerrville, the county seat, was listed among the areas identified as having the “greatest known flood risks and mitigation needs.”

From Salon

But in the hours after the flood swept through the greater Kerrville area and killed at least 135 people, including three dozen children, conspiracy theories began swirling among a small but vocal group of fringe figures.

From Los Angeles Times

The Texas Tribune reported that Kerrville’s mayor said he wasn’t aware of the flooding until around 5:30 a.m., when the city manager called and woke him up.

From Salon

But Dalton Rice, city manager of Kerrville, the county seat, said at a press conference the next day that “there wasn’t a lot of time” to communicate the risk to camps because the floodwaters rose so rapidly.

From Salon