AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Wednesday were set to begin reviewing the July 4 floods that killed at least 135 people, a disaster that put local officials under scrutiny over why residents along the Guadalupe River did not receive more warnings. The catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country and a partisan redrawing…
In mid-July 2025, social media users circulated a rumor that Kerr County, an area hit hard by central Texas’ devastating flash floods, rejected $10 million offered by former U.S. President Joe Biden to update its flood warning system. Biden’s administration did offer Kerr County about $10 million in pandemic relief funds under the American Rescue…
Texas officials have revised the number of people missing in the catastrophic floods in Kerr County, Texas, from 97 people down to three on Saturday. “Through extensive follow-up work among state and local agencies, many individuals who were initially reported as missing have been verified as safe and removed from the list,” the City of…
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The official tally of storm-related deaths across Texas rose to 131 on Monday as authorities warned of yet another round of heavy rains 10 days after a Hill Country flash flood that transformed the Guadalupe River into a killer torrent. A National Weather Service flood watch forecasting heavy downpours of up…
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KERR COUNTY, Texas – Heavy rainfall on Independence Day caused rivers and streams to rise rapidly in Central Texas, leading to the deaths of dozens of residents and visitors. While nearly 1,000 people have been rescued, dozens remain unaccounted for, and families continue to search for their loved ones. Anyone needing to report a missing…
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him. Hours later, he was rushing to safety: He woke up in darkness to electrical sockets popping and ankle-deep water. Quickly,…