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

Posted on July 19, 2025July 19, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

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…

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

Posted on July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

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…

As Texans start to rebuild after the floods, many face the reality of being uninsured

Posted on July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Robin Bates isn’t quite sure what the future looks like. On Wednesday, she watched volunteers use chainsaws to break up debris from recent flooding. They carried away a car tire. They loaded wheelbarrows with brush and tree trunks, navigating it around an overturned treadmill in Bates’ front yard. Two weeks ago, floodwaters from a nearby creek tore her home in northwestern Travis County from its base. Bates is now one of hundreds of people in…

With the death toll still rising, the Austin area's recent flooding is one of its deadliest ever

Posted on July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Just when Austin was starting to think that drought might continue into the summer, the first raindrops fell — and kept falling. Throughout Austin’s history, the city has fallen victim to many floods, caused by dam failure, excessive rain and tropical storm remnants. Not only do these floods damage infrastructure — especially riverside homes and businesses — and cost local governments millions to recover, there are few major flooding events that don’t take lives. The recent disaster is…

As search for the missing continues after Texas Hill Country floods, residents work to pick up the pieces

Posted on July 17, 2025July 19, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

A washed-out Guadalupe River appeared stuck in time nearly two weeks after the catastrophe. Large trees laid on their sides and remnants of debris lingered throughout what was left. Some residents of the area say it’s unlike anything they’ve seen in the river before.

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

Posted on July 17, 2025July 18, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

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…

“You can’t replace memories”: Volunteers seek to return personal items after Texas floods

Posted on July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Crystal Smith was sifting through the debris on her property after the July 4 flooding in Kerrville when she came across a handmade Christmas ornament in the shape of a wooden house. On…

A church is offering help and hope to Kerrville's Hispanic and immigrant community after the floods

Posted on July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

It’s been more than a week since the floods in Texas left 131 dead and catastrophic damage in its wake. In Kerrville, streets are packed with volunteers who have come to help with recovery work. Donation centers have popped up in parking lots and businesses. Maranatha Christian Center, a bilingual church a few blocks away from the Guadalupe River is one of those improvised donations centers. The church is helping a specific population: the local…

How dams upriver saved downtown Austin from catastrophic flooding

Posted on July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Austin, deep in drought up until this month, is now watching its severely depleted water reservoirs rise to levels not seen in years. This week the Lower Colorado River Authority even had to open four floodgates on Lake Buchanan for the first time since 2019 to manage the flow. The shift from disastrous dry spell to over-saturation is dramatic, but not unheard of. “Historically, we go through lengthy drought periods that are then broken by…

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

Posted on July 16, 2025July 18, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

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…

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

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

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,…

Conspiracy theorists said 'cloud seeding' caused the Texas floods. It did not.

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Until recently, one of the biggest controversies over cloud seeding — a method created to encourage rain — was whether it actually works. That’s now been overshadowed by online theories blaming the technology for the deadly floods in Texas. Experts say falsehoods like these are spreading faster than ever after natural disasters — hurting emergency planning and response efforts. “This is unprecedented in my experience,” said Amber Silver, a professor in the Department of Emergency…

How a small East Texas town turned a devastating tornado into funding for sirens

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A small East Texas community is in the final stages of installing a state-of-the-art disaster warning system officials have been working toward for years. Six new sirens will be placed strategically throughout the…

Officials say at least 100 people still missing after July Fourth floods; recovery efforts could take months

Posted on July 14, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. More than 10 days after catastrophic July Fourth floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, the official death toll across six Hill Country counties has risen to 132 people, while an estimated…

Texas disaster preparedness and flooding committee will visit Kerr County

Posted on July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday named the nine state senators who will serve on the joint Disaster Preparedness and Flooding committee in response to the devastating floods that tore through Central…

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