'We sang them church songs': Survivors, volunteers reflect on deadly TX floods

'We sang them church songs': Survivors, volunteers reflect on deadly TX floods

A stone with a spray-painted message sits on the bank of the Guadalupe River during a search and recovery mission on July 11, 2025 in Kerville, Texas. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Kalina Silverman, the creator behind Big Talk, took her mission to “skip small talk” and “make meaningful connections” to the Texas Hill Country after the deadly July 4 floods.  Silverman told MySA that when wildfires ravaged the Pacific Palisades in…

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Number of people missing from Texas floods drops to 2 after discovery of woman's body

Number of people missing from Texas floods drops to 2 after discovery of woman's body

click to enlarge Amber Esparza Debris clutters the bank of the Guadalupe River after devastating Central Texas floods. Rescue workers have recovered the body of a missing adult woman in the Kerrville area, dropping the number of people still missing after the catastrophic Central Texas floods to two, Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Tuesday night. The discovery leaves one girl from Camp Mystic and one adult male still missing two weeks after the disaster, the governor…

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Texas House Dems say they won't work on other legislation until Hill Country floods are addressed

Texas House Dems say they won't work on other legislation until Hill Country floods are addressed

click to enlarge Screenshot / Texas House of Representatives The Texas House Democrats sent their letter to House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, pictured above, during the first day of the special session. On Monday, the first day of the Texas Legislature’s special session, Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock,advising they won’t work on any other legislation until the body addresses this month’s devastating Hill Country floods. The strongly worded letter comes as…

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Texas lawmakers largely ignored recommendations aimed at helping rural areas like Kerr County prepare for floods

Texas lawmakers largely ignored recommendations aimed at helping rural areas like Kerr County prepare for floods

click to enlarge Texas Tribune / Brenda Bazán Community members add flowers to a memorial on July 9 honoring victims of the flood in Kerrville. This article is co-published by the Texas Tribune and ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. Also, sign up for The Brief, the Tribune’s daily newsletter…

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Number of people missing in Texas floods drops drastically to 3, Kerrville officials report

Number of people missing in Texas floods drops drastically to 3, Kerrville officials report

click to enlarge Amber Esparza Kids poke at debris caught in a tree along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville. The number of people reported missing after the July 4 Texas flooding has plummeted from more than 100 to three, according to officials with the hard-hit city of Kerrville. At one point in the recovery efforts, state and Hill Country officials said the number of people missing in the wake of the disaster stood at 160….

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Texas parents to protest outside White House this Monday over federal response Hill Country floods

Texas parents to protest outside White House this Monday over federal response Hill Country floods

click to enlarge Jaime Monzon Anti-Trump marchers take to the San Antonio streets earlier this summer. Texas parents angered and concerned about the catastrophic Hill Country flooding that killed at least 135 people, including many children, are taking their frustrations directly to the White House. On Monday, July 27, Lone Star State parents and their supporters organized by Texas Moms Rising will gather in Lafayette Park, just outside the White House, to remember the 27…

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Why calling the Texas flooding ‘an act of God’ is a dangerous form of political denial

Why calling the Texas flooding ‘an act of God’ is a dangerous form of political denial

click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / World Central Kitchen Rescue workers comb the Texas Hill Country after this month’s devastating floods. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. In the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding in Texas last week, government officials from President Donald Trump to the governor of Texas to county representatives have sought to…

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Lake Buchanan hits highest water levels in 20 years after holiday floods

Lake Buchanan hits highest water levels in 20 years after holiday floods

Located in Burnet and Llano counties west of the city of Burnet, Lake Buchanan has a maximum depth of 132 feet. On Wednesday, July 16, Lake Buchanan’s water level reached 1,020 feet for the first time since March 2005, KXAN reported The milestone came just days after the LCRA signed off on opening several floodgates at the Buchanan Dam, which marked the first operations of its kind since May 2019. Intel from Water Data for Texas classified Lake Buchanan…

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Marble Falls under boil water notice after historic Fourth of July floods

Marble Falls under boil water notice after historic Fourth of July floods

The City of Marble Falls issued a boil water notice this week following compromises to the city’s drinking water supply from the historic Fourth of July floods. Marble Falls’ boil water notice took effect on Tuesday, July 15, at 4 p.m., with city officials urging all residents to boil all water supplies prior to consuming it via drinking, cooking or making ice. All water supplies to be consumed must be brought to a rolling boil…

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Camp Mystic leader waited an hour to evacuate campers after receiving alert about Central Texas flooding

Camp Mystic leader waited an hour to evacuate campers after receiving alert about Central Texas flooding

click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain, Unknown Author Flood waters from the Guadalupe River surround homes near Kerrville on July 4, 2025. The director of Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp where 27 died during last weekend’s Central Texas flooding, waited more than an hour after receiving the first weather alert to evacuate, despite the site being in a high-risk flood zone, the Washington Post reports. Camp Mystic Executive Director Richard “Dick” Eastland,…

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'Dangerous flash flooding' threaten Hill Country on Sunday, NWS says

'Dangerous flash flooding' threaten Hill Country on Sunday, NWS says

Update: 7:04 p.m.: The NWS has decided to extend the Flood Watch until 9 a.m. on Monday, July 14, morning. Most of the area still has very saturated soils, according to the weather agency. And any additional rainfall could quickly lead to rapid runoff and rises over rivers and creeks across the area.  Update: 4:21 p.m. Sunday, July 13: An updated situation report states that a Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 p.m. today for the…

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George Strait to play benefit concert for families affected by Texas Hill Country flooding

George Strait to play benefit concert for families affected by Texas Hill Country flooding

click to enlarge Creative Commons / Bede735 George Strait performs a show on his Cowboy Rides Away tour. Country Music Hall of Famer and San Antonio native George Strait will perform an intimate concert and dinner later this month to benefit those affected by the devastating Texas Hill Country floods. The Strait to the Heart benefit show will take place Sunday, July 27, at Estancia at Thunder Valley indoor arena in Boerne. In addition to…

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UTSA to host moment of reflection to mourn those lost in Hill Country floods

UTSA to host moment of reflection to mourn those lost in Hill Country floods

The University of Texas at San Antonio will be hosting an on-campus moment of reflection on Friday at noon to honor the many lives lost and those still missing in the Hill Country flooding disaster.  Never miss San Antonio Report’s biggest stories. Sign up for The Recap, a newsletter rundown of the most important news, delivered every Monday and Thursday. Among those who died in the July 4 floods were Katheryn Eads, UTSA senior lecturer…

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Texas officials are trying to figure out who's really missing from the floods

Texas officials are trying to figure out who's really missing from the floods

This week in Texas, estimates put the number of people still missing from the Hill Country floods at 161, a daunting figure atop at least 120 deaths confirmed by authorities. But that missing person tally might not be as precise as it seems. Confusion and uncertainty can take hold after a shocking disaster and, despite best efforts by local authorities, it can be difficult to pin down how many people reported missing are actually unaccounted…

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Alamo Heights residents tie green ribbons to honor those missing in South Texas floods

Alamo Heights residents tie green ribbons to honor those missing in South Texas floods

Alamo Heights in San Antonio is a tight-knit community, the kind of place where kids who start kindergarten together also graduate from high school together and stay friends long after.  When community members learned that one of their own went missing in the devastating July 4 flash flooding, they quickly thought of ways to show their support: tying green ribbons around the trees and streetlights lining the streets of Alamo Heights. Never miss San Antonio…

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