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Destructive flooding triggered by unrelenting rain that rapidly overwhelmed the Guadalupe River has killed at least 81 people ...

Multiple parts of central Texas, including Kerr County, were shocked by flash floods Friday when the Guadalupe River rose ...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz admitted Monday that authorities wish they had evacuated Camp Mystic sooner  as flooding walloped the ...

He pledged to keep searching until “everybody is found” from Friday’s flash floods. Ten other deaths were reported in Travis, ...

Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt and his family are mourning the loss of their 9-year-old cousin Janie Hunt, who was ...

Camp Mystic says it is “grieving the loss” the loss of 27 campers and counselors as the search continued Monday for victims ...

Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through rugged valleys. That ...

One local summer camp in the path of the disastrous flooding in central Texas was able to avoid any loss of life by closely ...

About 700 children were at Camp Mystic when flash floods hit on Friday. Here's what we know about the storied summer camp for girls.

A father of a missing person in the Texas floods has recounted how he and his son found the body of a boy in Hunt as rescue ...

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has established the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to support local response, relief, and recovery efforts following the devastating July 4th flood.