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Map Shows Texas Girls' Camp Where Dozens Drowned Was Located in High-Risk Flood Zone
At least 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic perished in Friday's floods, with the total death toll in the floods now ...
Texas camps were allowed to operate in flood prone areas
The state leaves building zoning and permits up to the individual counties. And in most non-city counties, such as Kerr, ...
104 dead as hard-hit areas in Texas face new flooding risks: Recap
At least 27 campers and counselors were killed at Camp Mystic during the devastating Texas floods. Some are still missing.
Texas officials didn’t see the flood coming. Residents have long warned of risks
In late September 2000, longtime Kerr County, Texas, resident W. Thornton Secor Jr. sat down with an oral historian to tell his story. Like many of the residents recorded as part of a decadeslong ...
Exclusive: Most Kerr County homes hit on July 4 had no flood insurance
Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even ...
Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System
Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many ...
A 94-year-old grandmother lost her house in the Texas floods. Her family says rebuilding their home is worth the risk
Betty Matteson’s four children, nine grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren have squeezed into her Texas Hill Country ...
Texas Flooding Map, Update: Thousands Face New Flash Flood Risk
Catastrophic flooding struck central Texas on Friday as the Guadalupe River surged by more than 20 to 26 feet within 90 ...