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Last Friday, heavy rains sent a wall of water roaring down the Guadalupe River in the early morning hours of the US ...

The half-mile stretch occupied by two campgrounds appears to have been one of the deadliest spots along the Guadalupe River ...

After the Hill Country floods devastated multiple counties and left at least 120 dead and more than 160 missing, President ...

As of Friday, the Central Texas flooding has claimed the lives of 18 Houston-area residents, including a family of three.

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...

With hundreds confirmed dead or still missing, questions remain about the local response to flood warnings. Meanwhile, ...

Historic Texas flood leaves 161 missing and 96 dead. Rescuers battle harsh conditions, as communities grapple with heartache ...

Walston drove from his home to the Center Point Bridge on FM 480 near Highway 27, where he shot video of the river below. He ...

Key questions remain unanswered about the actions Texas officials took both before and during the catastrophic July Fourth ...

Survivors are working alongside emergency officials in Texas as they continue to search debris piles for any signs of life.

Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through rugged valleys. That geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in the U.S. for flash ...