As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether officials could have done more to avert the tragedy – both in the decades ...

Few myths are more pervasive in American life than the notion of Texas as a bastion of “ rugged individualism ” — the idea born of lonesome cowboys and wildcat oil drillers that the Lone Star State is ...

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100. The number of deaths ...

At a news conference Friday, W. Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, said the National Weather Service had initially predicted “3 to 6 inches of rain in the Concho Valley and ...

Without a modern flood warning system, emergency officials monitor four sensors along the Guadalupe River – including one ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.

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KERR COUNTY, TEXAS: A July 4th holiday turned into heartbreak at Blue Oak RV Park when a sudden flash flood swept through the area, claiming several lives. One of the victims, John Burgess of Liberty, ...

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas dimmed Tuesday, a day after the death ...

When storms roll in, water rushes downhill fast, gaining speed and force as it moves — often with deadly results.

The search for missing bodies is ongoing along Texas’ Guadalupe River after catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people following a torrential downpour Friday.

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