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Texas Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.
After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what ...
Texas floods overwhelm Lake Travis with over 17 feet of water: See before, after photos
Statesman photographers capture the dramatic change in Travis Lake's landscape in the days after deadly floods overwhelmed ...
Texas flood survivors look for God in the face of tragedy
Faith communities and mental health professionals work together to help Kerrville, Texas, residents recover from flood trauma ...
Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll tops 130
More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those ...
Alabama woman, 5-year-old granddaughter found dead after Texas floods
Camille’s husband, Eddie Santana Jr. was found alive and discharged from a hospital on July 6, according to a previous post ...
The search for those missing in catastrophic Texas floods resumes in some areas after pause for rain
Officials are keeping a wary eye on river levels as some crews resume the search for people still missing after catastrophic ...
Texas flood threat hinders search for victims of deadly July 4 flooding
Ground search operations were disrupted Sunday in Kerr County, Texas, where many lives were lost in the catastrophic July 4 ...
So many didn't have to die. Texas must fix the failures the Hill Country floods exposed
Texas officials and Hill Country leaders knew the risks of flooding along the Guadalupe. Warnings went unheeded, flood ...