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Crews are using backhoes and their bare hands to dig through piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for more ...

Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done ...

A Texas firefighter pleaded for an alert amid rising flood waters. It took an hour to go out - Leaked audio provides new alert timeline as officials face scrutiny over when residents first learned of ...

A public backlash is enveloping Kerr County over the local steps taken after the National Weather Service warned of a ...

Officials in Kerr County are expected to hold a press conference Wednesday morning on recovery efforts as the stark numbers ...