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What can Tampa Bay emergency managers learn from central Texas floods?
Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate reporter, covering public lands, water quality, wildlife and ...
Why are flags in Texas at half-staff? Honoring Central Texas flooding victims
Gov. Greg Abbott wrote a letter Wednesday morning instructing flags on state property to immediately be lowered statewide.
Flash flooding claimed more than 100 lives in Central Texas. Here’s what we know about the victims
The flash flooding deluged summer camps in Kerr County, dotted along the Guadalupe River, and also left families in Burnet, ...
How July 4 tragedy compares to past Central Texas flash floods, by the numbers
The record of frequent, often deadly floods in Central Texas goes back more than 200 years to July 1819, when floodwaters ...
History warned of the Central Texas flood: Why the danger on the Guadalupe River wasn't a surprise
In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow ...
How to help victims of Central Texas floods: Austin benefits, ways to donate
From fundraisers and benefits to nonprofit organizations doing the hard work, here's a list of ways to help victims of the ...
July 4 Texas floods make sizeable dent in Hill Country, Central Texas drought, data show
The Fourth of July flooding had an outsized effect not just on the Hill Country but also on rain-starved Texas cities like ...
Drone pilot navigates chaos to aid rescue teams in Central Texas flood aftermath
Hovering above the debris-strewn Guadalupe River, drone pilot Jordy Marks scans the flood-ravaged landscape with a quiet ...