Gov. Greg Abbott also directed lawmakers to tighten regulations on THC products, eliminate Texas’ high-stakes STAAR test and rein in local property tax increases during the legislative overtime, which begins July 21.

Catastrophic flash floods in Central Texas killed at least 119 people and left more than 170 missing across several counties on July 4. Amid the ongoing recovery efforts, some have questioned if

The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County even small amounts of rainfall could cause flooding.

Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.

It’s been seven days since the flooded Guadalupe River invaded homes and summer camps in the early morning hours. The search for the missing continues.

The record of frequent, often deadly floods in Central Texas goes back more than 200 years to July 1819, when floodwaters spilled into the major plazas of San Antonio. That city on the edge of the Hill Country was hit by major floods again in 1913, 1921, 1998 and 2025, to cite a few examples.

As the areas in Central Texas impacted by flash flooding start working to recover from the disaster, the local business community and others have been turning out to help.

A "worst case scenario" of meteorological events contributed to the extreme flash flooding event that killed dozens of people in the region, according to experts.