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Search for answers after Texas’ deadly floods brings lawmakers to devastated Hill Country
Texas lawmakers searched for answers during a hearing on the deadly July 4 floods that overwhelmed Kerr County in a matter of hours. The hearing was the first time a panel of lawmakers visited the hard-hit Texas Hill Country since the floods. At least 136 people were killed, including 27 youths and counselors at an all-girls camp.
TODAY: Lawmakers in Kerrville to address Hill Country Flood Disaster
KERRVILLE, Texas (KABB/WOAI) — State lawmakers will be in Kerrville Thursday, nearly a month after the deadly Texas Hill Country flooding.
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LIVE BLOG: Lawmakers hear testimony in Kerrville on deadly July 4 floods
The joint Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will meet Thursday in Kerrville, Texas — the site of the deadly Independence Day Floods — for the second time to hear testimony about the preparation and aftermath of the floods.
As Texas lawmakers await flood testimony, Hill Country survivors still grapple with recovery
Some areas had no running water Wednesday, according to Organizing Resilience, a group helping to mobilize survivors before Thursday's hearing.
Photos: After Texas Hill Country flood, grief and recovery take hold
Community members grieve at the Cross Kingdom Church in Kerrville during the first Sunday service after the floods on July 6, 2025. Campers' belongings lie on the ground following flooding on the Guadalupe River at Camp Mystic in Hunt on July 7, 2025.
Local leaders face Texas lawmakers today as questions linger about deadly July 4 flooding
Local leaders in central Texas are facing more tough questions Thursday as state lawmakers – and survivors – again press for information about the responses to July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 136 people.
Texas lawmakers travel to Kerrville for flood hearing with local officials set to testify
Flood relief is one of many items the Texas Legislature is taking up in the 30-day special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott.
Texas lawmakers to hold public hearing on deadly floods in Kerr County
The public hearing will center around the emergency response to the catastrophic floods, which killed at least 135 people in Texas' Hill Country region.
Watch Live: Lawmakers take local testimony in Kerrville on flood response
The hearing this morning is the first time a panel of lawmakers is visiting the hard-hit Texas Hill Country since the floods.
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Texas floods: 911 audio from county near hard-hit Kerrville shows confusion and distress
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State Senate, House joint committee on disaster preparedness to hold meeting in Kerrville
The recently created state Senate and state House joint committee on disaster preparedness and flooding is set to hold its ...
The state held a weather briefing before July 4 floods. Were Hill Country officials there?
In the hours before floodwaters ripped through the Hill Country, Texas emergency officials were trying to get the word out ...