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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called on state lawmakers to approve funding for new warning systems and emergency communications in flood prone areas when the Legislature meets later this month. Abbott also ...

As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

At least 119 people have been found dead in nearly a week since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes ...

The county’s largest city, Kerrville, declined to participate in a joint grant application that would have required a $50,000 ...

THOSE DEVASTATING FLOODS STARTED IN CENTRAL TEXAS, KILLING NOW MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE. BUT MORE THAN 100 STILL MISSING IN THAT REGION. PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN HELP HERE AT ...

Several hundred people gathered for a worship ceremony at a high school stadium in Texas on Wednesday evening to remember the ...

TEGNA created a new charitable fund raising money to support people impacted by devastating floods in Central Texas.

At 4:22 a.m. on Friday, as Texas' Hill Country began to flood, a firefighter in Ingram – just upstream from Kerrville – asked ...

There are multiple ways to get involved to help those impacted by deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country, whether you live ...

Floods over the Independence Day weekend devastated parts of Texas, prompting a relief response from faith-based and community organizations.