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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 ...

State Rep. Wes Virdell, whose district includes Kerr County, voted against House Bill 13 earlier this year. The bill would ...

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 ...

Search teams and crews have been working hard in the field, hoping to find those who went missing in the Kerrville floods and many volunteers are making sure crews have the fuel they need. FOX's ...

A father whose family legacy is one of service to the community is on a mission in the Texas Hill Country to serve what ...

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.