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Search for answers after Texas' deadly floods brings lawmakers to devastated Hill Country
A rural Texas county needed but lacked an updated warning system, local officials testified Thursday, when flash flooding swept away homes and vehicles and left families begging for rescue on the roofs of their homes earlier this month.
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.
Specialized Israeli group joins Texas Hill Country flood recovery efforts
Since the devastating July 4 floods, Texas has received support from across the U.S. and Mexico. Recently, a group from Israel also joined the recovery effort.
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.
Texas lawmakers zero in on 17 minutes between warning and beginning of Hill Country flood
A joint committee of the state House and Senate is conducting the first legislative hearing on the deadly Hill Country floods Wednesday. Addressing the
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.
Houston senator proposes flood alert upgrades following deadly Texas Hill Country flooding
AUSTIN, Texas — State Senator Paul Bettencourt of Houston is pushing for major upgrades to Texas flood warning systems through new legislation aimed at preventing future disasters like the July 4th flooding in the Texas Hill Country that killed more than 130 people.
Local leaders to face Texas lawmakers today as questions linger about deadly July 4 flooding
Local leaders in Central Texas will face more tough questions Thursday as state lawmakers – and survivors – press again 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.
A rural Texas county was missing some of its key leadership in the initial hours of flood crisis
Texas lawmakers began questioning local Kerr County officials over their preparedness and response to the deadly July 4 ...
Hill Country nonprofit distributes $200K to flood victims using grant funds
The nonprofit based in the small town of Center Point along the Guadalupe River received a $200,000 grant from the Community ...
County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit
At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when ...
Boil water notice for residents of a Hill Country city stretches into second day
Those with weakened or compromised immune systems, including children and seniors, are particularly vulnerable, the notice ...
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Hill Country flood victims discuss community needs in hopes Texas legislators will consider in special session
Ahead of the Thursday’s Texas legislature meeting in Kerrville, Texas, flood survivors and disaster recovery organizers hosted a virtual press briefing to discuss community needs for federal and state ...
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Hill Country Floods exposed radio system failures; legislators say a solution may not be affordable
Communication breakdowns among first responders during the July 4 floods in the Texas Hill Country exposed a critical problem ...