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click to enlarge Facebook / City of Kerrville Heavy rains in Kerr County and elsewhere in Central Texas have caused severe flooding and loss of life. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State officials said Friday night that at least 24 people have died in the catastrophic flood that swept through Kerr County early Friday morning, and 23 girls…

Heavy rain continued across the Hill Country early Saturday, swelling rivers and creeks and prompting urgent warnings and water rescues overnight. Several cities around Austin saw rising waters and emergency rescues. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Emergency just before 5 a.m. on July 6, 2025 for Burnet, Marble Falls, Granite Shoals, and nearby areas. The warning remains in effect through 10 a.m. and signals the potential for life-threatening conditions. In western Travis County, emergency…

KERRVILLE, Texas — Amidst the catastrophic Fourth of July Flooding, the City of Kerrville Emergency Management has established a reunification intake line for parents of campers who are unaccounted for. If you do not know where your camper is, call 830-258-1111 and say the name of your missing person and you will be directed to a shelter. For other missing persons, call 830-257-8181. At a 3 p.m. news conference Friday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said…

First responders are working to save people trapped in homes, COunty Judge Jody Fauley said. SAN SABA, Texas — Flooding is causing damage to roads and entrapping people in their homes, according to San Saba County San Saba County Judge Jody Fauley. The San Saba County Sheriff’s Office, the San Saba Police Department, the Texas Department of Emergency Management, DPS, Hamilton EMS, as well as volunteer fire departments and water rescue teams out of Dallas,…

INGRAM, Texas — A joint team of first responders from the West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department and Northeast Midland Volunteer Fire Department is heading to Ingram, Texas, to help with the flooding relief. “Our crews will assist in relief efforts, rescue operations, and support for local emergency services as the community of Ingram faces this devastating natural disaster,” the West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department said. “We ask that you keep our responders—and all those affected—in…

The four missing have been identified by family as Ella Cahill, Aidan Heartfield, Joyce Badon and Reese Manchaca. HUNT, Texas — At least 24 people have died in what officials are calling “catastrophic” flooding in the Texas Hill Country, with four young adults, three of them students from Beaumont, still missing near Hunt. Mary Grace Baker, an 8-year-old St. Anne Catholic School from Beaumont, was staying at Camp Mystic in Hunt. Her mother confirmed she…