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 ...

Texas flood survivor Julia Hatfield recounts how she and her husband escaped flash flooding at an RV park in Kerr County, Texas.

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 ...

Amid rescue efforts after massive flooding in Texas, an illegal drone struck a helicopter involved in an emergency response in Kerr County.

Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas is dimming a day after the death toll surpassed 100.

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 ...

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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, ...

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