https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/4a5a866e-c006-4fb5-945f-3356e212d5da/20250707T211600/4a5a866e-c006-4fb5-945f-3356e212d5da_750x422.jpg Natural disasters and severe weather can create opportunities for fraud, according to the United States Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Texas. SAN ANTONIO — Scammers and fraudsters are trying to profit from the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas, which has killed over 70 people, according to the United States Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Texas on Monday. The office said natural disasters and severe weather can create opportunities for fraud,…

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/fba7cbd3-3d08-4dea-b75a-eab0e14bb6dc/20250706T224248/fba7cbd3-3d08-4dea-b75a-eab0e14bb6dc_750x422.jpg At least 11 remain missing area, including 10 young girls from Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas. KERR COUNTY, Texas — Authorities say the death toll from the July Fourth floods in the Texas Hill Country has climbed once more, this time to 84 bodies recovered, 28 of whom are children.  The latest figures were reported by the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office on social media. Officials on Monday morning reported at least 75 deaths, saying at…

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/c1cf605e-c301-4178-a11e-2071dfb45613/20250707T210035/c1cf605e-c301-4178-a11e-2071dfb45613_750x422.jpg Fast-moving waters rose 26 feet on the Guadalupe River in just 45 minutes before daybreak Friday. SAN ANTONIO — As much as 10 inches of heavy rain poured down Thursday night into Friday morning, causing severe flash flooding along the Guadalupe River. At least 75 people have died in Kendall and Kerr County from the devastating floods.  Destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet on the Guadalupe River in just 45 minutes before daybreak Friday, washing…

The death toll from July Fourth weekend flooding in Central Texas surpassed 90 people Monday as search-and-rescue teams continued to search for survivors along riverbanks littered with debris and fallen trees. 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. At least 75 bodies were found in Kerr County and more than a dozen additional deaths were reported in…

click to enlarge Shutterstock / lev radin “To the best of my knowledge, there is zero evidence of anything related to anything like weather modification,” Cruz told reporters on Monday. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters Monday that weather modification — an increasingly popular right-wing conspiracy theory used to explain natural disasters — played no part in the catastrophic Central Texas floods that killed more than 90 people over the weekend. “To the best of my…

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/cf6c77e6-bfec-4036-a174-edb1e0914c56/cf6c77e6-bfec-4036-a174-edb1e0914c56_750x422.jpg The University of Texas at San Antonio announced on Monday that a faculty member was among those killed in the catastrophic July Fourth floods. SAN ANTONIO — The University of Texas at San Antonio community is mourning the lives lost in the deadly July Fourth flooding in the Texas Hill Country, including one faculty member. University officials said two students are also believed to be among the many who remain missing. The school announced…

​The White House defended its national forecast agency on Monday ahead of an expected visit from President Donald Trump to Central Texas and as questions have emerged about the response to weather warnings ahead of the deadly flooding that killed at least 90 people in the region. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday the National Weather Service offices were adequately staffed and “executed timely and precise forecasts and warnings.” “To any person who…