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They Rebuilt After Texas’ Devastating Floods. Then Their Home Flooded Again.
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Research shows more flood deaths occur in Texas than in any other state. But state lawmakers have cleared the way for residents to stay in risky places, even after flooding killed at least 119 people in Kerr County last summer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-flooding-2026-kerr-county?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Featured story: I walked into an apartment slipping and stumbling on mud so thick I couldn’t see the floor underneath. The table in the dining room was set, decorated with charger plates, flowers, and napkins nicely folded. The mud and debris covered everything. https://www.texasobserver.org/where-the-water-reached/

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After days of reports of more than 100 missing victims, officials in Kerr County now say the number of people unaccounted for after the July 4 floods is down to three.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2025/07/19/526782/number-of-missing-from-july-4-floods-drops-to-3-kerr-county-officials-say/

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In Kerr County, Thad Heartfield is leading nearly 100 volunteers searching for flood victims. For him, this mission is personal. His son and three of his son's friends disappeared in the flood.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/07/09/526005/in-texas-a-major-search-effort-is-being-led-by-the-father-of-a-flood-victim/

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Houston-area residents have been affected by the catastrophic flash floods that inundated Central Texas over the holiday weekend, with many having been reported dead or missing.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/07/07/525793/houston-area-residents-among-dead-missing-in-catastrophic-central-texas-floods/

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Here's how Houston-area residents and those across the state and country can help the Central Texas flood victims and their families. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/07/06/525756/how-to-donate-volunteer-to-help-texas-hill-county-flood-victims/

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