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The Upper Guadalupe River Authority didn't spend a budget surplus on river improvements. Lawmakers want to know why.
The Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGLA), which runs on property taxes in Kerr County, has six river gauges on the ...
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The Upper Guadalupe River Authority chose tax cuts over improving flood warning systems
An administrator for the Upper Guadalupe River Authority testified that they had twice applied for funds for an alert system ...
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Lawmakers grill Upper Guadalupe River Authority, call lack of preparedness ‘disturbing’
AUSTIN, Texas – Lawmakers grilled Upper Guadalupe River Authority general manager Tara Bushnoe about the authority’s lack of flood safety measures during a public hearing on Wednesday.
Texas wasn't ready for flooding. Now Virginia Hollis, 8, is dead. | Opinion
Scrimping on flood protection may have saved taxpayers money. But the Hill Country floods on July 4 cost 137 people -- ...
Has the Guadalupe reopened? Texas doctor warns of what you should watch for in the river
For those who remain near the riverbanks, the sense of danger lingers through bacteria, infection and disease.
Sustainable Switch: Devastating Texas floods
Deadly downpours hit Texas, United States with a death toll from the catastrophic floods reaching at least 96 people.
Lawmakers, healing starts with pointing fingers after Texas flood failures | Opinion
During the Texas Legislature's special legislative session hearing on Hill Country floods on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, state ...
Beloved Dog Who Went Missing During Texas Floods Found Alive
A dog that went missing during the floods in Central Texas earlier this month was found alive with help from a trackable GPS collar.
Tuscaloosa firefighters return from 14-day deployment to Texas
It was a very happy homecoming for more than a dozen Tuscaloosa firefighters, who are now back home after a grueling 14-day ...
Texas Republicans won’t say it, but climate change is on the special session agenda
Climate change isn’t mentioned in Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda, and yet it can be found throughout. As ...
The Guadalupe River long has been a haven of adventure and joy. After deadly flooding, it’s a source of grief with an uncertain future
With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
Leaders of Texas town hit by floods frustrated over lack of answers from top emergency official
Officials in Ingram, Texas, which was hit hard by the July 4 floods, have urgent questions for their county’s emergency ...