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Central Texas Copes With Historic Flooding Following Heavy Rains
Originally published on October 19, 2018 1:35 pm
Heavy rains in central Texas have caused historic flooding this week. Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a state of emergency in 18 counties, and flooding has damaged homes in Highland Lakes and washed out a bridge in Kingsland.
Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd talks with KUT reporter Mose Buchele (@MoseBuchele).
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