Texas lawmakers are meeting for the first time to address the deadly July 4 floods that killed at least 135 people.

Janice Riley, Michelle Annette, and Lisa Aguillen reflect on volunteering with Kerrville flood victims, witnessing heartbreaking loss and moments of hope in the Texas community

AUSTIN, Texas — State Senator Paul Bettencourt of Houston is pushing for major upgrades to Texas flood warning systems through new legislation aimed at preventing future disasters like the July 4th flooding in the Texas Hill Country that killed more than 130 people.

The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch has resigned, following crippling delays in the agency's response to the catastrophic flooding disaster in Central Texas. The decision was likely in part due to the agency's delayed response to the flooding disaster in Central Texas.

Seventeen-year-old Charlotte March wrote a song about her love for summer camp, then turned it into a fundraiser for families devastated by the Hill Country floods.

Texas Republicans had been working quietly for several months to take up Mr. Trump’s call for an aggressive redrawing of the state’s congressional maps, aiming to gain five additional Republican seats in the U.S. House and help the party keep control of the chamber after the 2026 midterms.

Two days before the Guadalupe River rose with terrifying speed and force in Kerr County, Texas, a small team from