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The Texas Legislature is holding a hearing on the July 4 floods in the Hill Country. We still need answers on why local ...

After a natural disaster, communities need a lot of support to help with everything from clearing debris to rebuilding, and part of the challenge is connecting donations with charities on the ground.

Owners Diane and Butch McCracken were living in a recreational vehicle when the deadly Hill Country Floods hit. Their ...

A Kerr County sheriff has made a shocking admission about who is to blame for the lives lost in the deadly flooding that ...

State officials admitted last week during the first committee hearing on the deadly Hill Country floods that first responders ...

Comal County partnered with artificial intelligence company RescAlert to upgrade its previous flood system, which had been in ...

Records obtained by KXAN investigators show the mayor of Kerrville received an invite two days before the deadly July 4 flood ...

A first chance for showers and storms arrives around midday Wednesday, mainly for far northwest locations. After an afternoon ...

Friday’s heavy rain caused lots of flooding on the city’s Southwest Side and neighboring suburbs, and affected residents want ...

Peruvian customs officials have seized a record-breaking shipment of illegal mercury, exposing a cross-border smuggling ...

Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell has finished 1 1/2 days of interviews with Justice Department officials. Maxwell's lawyer said Friday she answered questions “about 100 ...