Her parents and brother will lovingly direct donations toward causes that reflect her joyful spirit and passions and bless others.”

Betty Matteson’s four children, nine grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren have squeezed into her Texas Hill Country home countless times since 1968.

Catherine Wendlandt, a freelance writer in Texas who has written stories for Chron, attended Camp Mystic as a camper from 2004 to '13, then served as a counselor from 2014 to '16. Wendlandt shared this tribute to camp counselors,

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

The Trump administration has cut staffing from both FEMA and the National Weather Service in the first half of 2025. Did those cuts affect the warning systems or disaster response to deadly flooding in central Texas?

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended FEMA's response to Texas flooding, calling Democrat criticism politically motivated as the agency deployed over 700 workers within hours.

"It's not community to community. It's a national system," Sen. Maria Cantwell said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."