Texas Flooding

One of the largest, most complex rescue and recovery efforts in Texas history was put on hold Sunday as flooding returned to the Guadalupe River in Central Texas. The task of meticulously searching through and clearing the miles of debris piles that remain continues to be a heartbreaking, painstaking task.

Authorities in Kerrville, Texas, are asking the public to keep clear of the Guadalupe River flood zone and allow the more than 2,000 rescue workers to do their jobs. At a Wednesday press briefing, a representative from the Kerrville Police Department said the number of people visiting the area to look at the damage is hindering rescue operations.

Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt has shared the anguish of her family after they lost one of their own in the devastating Texas flooding last week.

Trinity Tigers coach Wade Lytal is asking for prayers for the safe return of his daughter who is still missing in the Texas flash flooding

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the number of people who are reported missing as a result of the Independence Day weekend floods is expected to increase in the coming days. The governor explained that many adults and families who camp in tents and RVs along the rivers may not be reported missing by their families until they fail to return home after the extended holiday weekend.

Officials in Kendall County, Texas, report the rescue of two girls who went missing during the Independence Day weekend flooding in the Texas Hill Country. Rescuers found the girls 30 feet up in a tree along the Guadalupe River.

As the death toll in Texas, the state’s two NFL teams, the Cowboys and the Texans, have stepped up along with the NFL to lend a hand.

News reports indicate that the number of people who are confirmed to have died in the Independence Day weekend flooding reached nearly 70. The search for 11 missing girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic and others continues.

In what is being described as a miracle in the Independence Day Flood, a Texas man led rescuers to a woman who managed to climb into a tree after being swept 20 miles downstream in the raging Guadalupe River. The swiftly moving currents swept a vehicle carrying the woman and her parents off a low-water crossing.

The death toll across Texas climbed to 51 by Saturday evening as officials continue the search for approximately 25 girls who went missing during the Independence Day Flood. The flooding occurred Friday morning in a popular children’s camp area near Kerrville, Texas, and killed at least 15 children, officials stated.

HOUSTON, Texas — Flood warnings are up in Texas on Wednesday after days of historic flooding in neighboring Louisiana. Flash flood warnings have been issued for most of northeast and east Texas along with parts of central Texas.

Five soldiers from Fort Hood are dead and four others are missing after flood waters swept a tactical vehicle into a flood-swollen stream on the Army post. Three other soldiers were rescued shortly after the incident and are listed in stable condition.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared 31 counties as disaster areas in the wake of torrential rains that continue to fall across the Lone Star State. More rain is expected over the next few days.

An East Texas woman and her four grandchildren were found dead after a flash flood caused by more torrential rains in an already water-logged region. The 64-year-old grandmother was apparently attempting to escape the rapidly rising flood waters with her four grandchildren. The flooding was caused by yet another massive Texas rainfall.

A reporter from a Houston television station saved a man from possibly drowning after the elderly man’s car became flooded out in the heavy rains Monday morning.

A train derailment near the North Texas town of Corsicana is being blamed on flooding related to former Hurricane Patricia. The freight train derailed after flood waters washed away a section of the train tracks.