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A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.
A special session of the Texas Legislature begins on July 21. Lawmakers have 30 days to get through a robust agenda set by Gov. Greg Abbott.
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.
Restaurants in Austin like JuiceLand, P. Terry's, and La La Land Kind are pouring out support for Central Texas flood victims, raising thousands for relief efforts.
The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding — because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.
The flooding over the Fourth of July weekend killed at least 17 people in Travis, Burnet and Williamson counties.
Ground search operations were disrupted Sunday in Kerr County, Texas, where many lives were lost in the catastrophic July 4 flooding.
A system of dams and reservoirs was designed to hold in floodwaters. Crews monitor the water coming into the system and figure out when to store or release it downstream to decrease flood risk.