Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA before expansion, records show

Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review by The Associated Press found. The Federal Emergency Management Agency included the prestigious girls’…

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Texas floods endangered livestock and damaged crops. Here's how farmers are dealing with the aftermath of the disaster

Texas floods endangered livestock and damaged crops. Here’s how farmers are dealing with the aftermath of the disaster

Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ranches. In the town of Bend, about two hours north of Austin, Boyd Clark waded into rising waters to help one of his stranded ostrich hens. Matthew Ketterman spent several agonizing hours trapped on top of his truck…

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